Jerry Nadler on Trump’s university attacks: ‘He doesn’t give a damn about antisemitism’

Congressman tells the Guardian Trump is exploiting fight against antisemitism as a ruse to stamp his will on schools

Jerry Nadler, the most senior Jewish member of the House of Representatives, has accused Donald Trump of being a would-be dictator" who is cynically exploiting the fight against antisemitism as a ruse to stamp his will on top-flight universities.

In an interview with the Guardian, the New York congressman lashed out against the president for using genuine dangers confronting American Jews as a guise to justify his attacks on Columbia, Harvard and other universities. Trump obviously doesn't give a damn about antisemitism, this is just an expression of his authoritarianism," he said.