Trump again uses antisemitic ‘shylock’ slur at Kansas rally

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Zimmermann, D. (2026, October 20). Trump again uses antisemitic ‘shylock’ slur at Kansas rally. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4771737/trump-antisemitic-shylock-slur-kansas-rally/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-20 · by David Zimmermann

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President Donald Trump used the antisemitic term "shylock" during a rally in Park City, Kansas, while defending Senator Roger Marshall against media criticism. At the event, Trump claimed that Marshall was legally required to request payment from patients for unpaid medical bills and accused critics of unfairly labeling him as greedy or malicious due to these legal actions. This usage follows previous instances where Trump has employed similar language, drawing condemnation from groups like the Anti-Defamation League for perpetuating harmful antisemitic stereotypes.
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On October 20, 2026, President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur while defending Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) during a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas. Trump referred to Marshall as “some kind of a shylock-type guy,” using the term to describe his actions of suing more than 700 patients for unpaid medical bills. This remark echoed similar criticism from The New York Times, which had previously reported on Marshall's legal actions against patients. The Anti-Defamation League condemned Trump’s use of “shylock” as an offensive and dangerous antisemitic trope, noting it evokes centuries-old stereotypes associating Jews with greed. Trump defended his remarks by stating that Marshall was merely complying with the law in requesting payment from patients, adding that failing to do so could have led to criminal consequences.

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“Both articles report on President Donald Trump using an antisemitic 'shylock' slur while defending Sen. Roger Marshall at a rally in Park City, Kansas on the same date.”
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The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group, has said the term “evokes a centuries-old antisemitic trope about Jews and greed that is extremely offensive and dangerous” and called Trump’s use of the term last summer “very troubling and irresponsible.”
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🔮 “And if he didn’t make these requests, he would be breaking the law,” the president added.
2026-10-20 · Washington Examiner
Trump again uses antisemitic ‘shylock’ slur at Kansas rally · assertive framing

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President Donald Trump delivered a rebuttal to the media for suggesting Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was “some kind of a shylock-type guy” for seeking money from patients in compliance with the law. asserted
Marshall → deliver → law
Trump made the antisemitic remark while campaigning for Marshall at a Monday rally in Park City, Kansas. asserted
Trump → make → City
“He was given a bum rap because he was mandated by law to request, strongly, money owed from patients,” Trump said of the one-term senator. asserted
Trump → give → senator
“You’re not allowed not to do it. asserted
You → allow → it
You have to, by law, go after those people, and they made it like, oh, he was some kind of a shylock-type guy.” asserted
he → have → guy
“And if he didn’t make these requests, he would be breaking the law,” the president added. asserted
president → make → law
“He would have been breaking a very strong criminal law, and he would be subject to criminal arrest and liability.” asserted
he → break → arrest
The anecdote appeared to reference a New York Times article that stated Marshall and his former medical practice sued more than 700 patients for unpaid medical bills before he entered the Senate. asserted
he → appear → Senate
While telling the story before a packed crowd, Trump said he probably shouldn’t have said it. asserted
he → tell → it
“But that’s the way it is, Roger,” he continued. asserted
he → ’ → ?
“I have to tell it like it is. asserted
it → have → it
You got screwed with that stuff.” asserted
You → screw → stuff
This isn’t the first time Trump has used the antisemitic slur. asserted
Trump → use → slur
During an Iowa rally last July, he called predatory lenders “shylocks and bad people” who charged families high interest. asserted
who → call → interest
The term originates from William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, in which a Jewish character named Shylock is a malicious moneylender. asserted
character → originate → which
The word is often interpreted as an antisemitic slur. asserted
word → interpret → slur
The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group, has said the term “evokes a centuries-old antisemitic trope about Jews and greed that is extremely offensive and dangerous” and called Trump’s use of the term last summer “very troubling and irresponsible.” asserted
that → say → term
Trump said at the time that he never heard that the term was antisemitic and that he understood it to mean “somebody that’s a moneylender at high rates.” asserted
that → say → rates
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