Trump's 'liberal Jews' comment is denounced, DeSantis calls out McCarthy and more campaign takeaways
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is fighting to be the main alternative to Donald Trump in the GOP primary. But the former president isn't the only one he's fighting. Donald Trump, not for the first time, sparked criticism on Monday after he posted on his Truth Social platform knocking " liberal Jews who voted against America & Israel." Elsewhere, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back on criticism out of Capitol Hill -- and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott weighed in on a new deal to help five American detainees leave Iran. Those and other updates from the campaign trail, below. MORE: How Trump has pushed House Republicans to go after Biden: 'They did it to me' Blowback for Trump Trump's message about Jewish people came on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It's not immediately clear what caused him to post what he did -- but the denunciations were swift. (His campaign did not respond to a request for comment.) The American Jewish Committee wrote on ...