RACISM/RELIGION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jewish members of President Trump’s administration remained largely silent Wednesday [8-16-17] after Mr. Trump came to the defense of nationalist and right-wing protesters in Charlottesville, Va., who had chanted anti-Semitic slogans and demeaned the president’s Jewish son-in-law.
Gary D. Cohn, the director of the president’s National Economic Council, who is Jewish, was described by several people close to him as ‘disgusted’ and ‘deeply upset’ by the president’s remarks. But Mr. Cohn has not publicly expressed those views.
Steven Mnuchin, the secretary of the Treasury and also Jewish, stood silently behind Mr. Trump on Tuesday as the president said there were ‘very fine people on both sides’ at the Virginia incident. Mr. Mnuchin has not said anything since about the president’s remarks.
And Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, who is also Jewish, has been silent about Mr. Trump’s comments. Ivanka Trump, Mr. Kushner’s wife, who converted to Judaism, said in a tweet on Sunday, ‘There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.’
Requests for comment on Wednesday from Mr. Kushner, Mr. Cohn and Mr. Mnuchin were not answered.”
-Michael D. Shear, “Jewish Trump Staff Silent on His Defense of Rally With Anti-Semitic Marchers,” The New York Times online, Aug. 16, 2017