Umm, no. America’s welfare doesn’t seem to figure in his concerns.
Tabletmag: On September 7, The Times of Israel published an interview with Norman Podhoretz, the 86-year-old former editor of Commentary, author of Making It (one of Tablet’s 101 greatest Jewish books), and perhaps the most influential figure in the early years of neoconservatism.
In the interview, Podhoretz said he planned on supporting Donald Trump for president more out of his own dislike for Clinton, for whom he has “no respect whatsoever…on any front,” than any real admiration for the Republican nominee. “While I can’t predict for you what Trump will do about anything,” he said, “I can predict for you what Hillary will do about everything.”
He singled out Trump’s opposition to the Iran deal out as a specific factor in his decision, calling the agreement “one of the most catastrophic actions that any American president has ever taken.” He also doesn’t want any Democrat overseeing the U.S.-Israel relationship. “I think there is no question that on Israel the Democrats can no longer be trusted,” Podhoretz said. “The liberal community, generally, and the Democratic Party, particularly, have grown increasingly unfriendly to Israel over 50 years, and it’s reached a point now where there are elements within the party who are positively hostile to Israel, and many who are simply cold and unfriendly.”
