GOP Debate: Ann Coulter Tweets: “How Many F-ing Jews” Are GOPs Pandering To?

Conservative author and columnist Ann Coulter ignited a social media firestorm Wednesday evening when she tweeted about “f—ing Jews” during the GOP debate, mocking the candidates’ focus on Israel.

How many f—ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 17, 2015

In context, Coulter’s tweet was a criticism of candidates’ pandering on issues where few votes were at stake.

I like the Jews, I like fetuses, I like Reagan. Didn’t need to hear applause lines about them all night. https://t.co/4guFehK0CM

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 17, 2015

Still, Coulter’s tweet triggered a wave of criticism–including from this author.

@AnnCoulter I get the point. But surely you know the importance of Jews and Israel to the original idea of America and why that resonates

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) September 17, 2015

Some of the criticism strove to link Coulter to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, whose views on immigration are close to Coulter’s. Trump’s daughter is Jewish.

Others attempted to rally support for Coulter–including antisemitic trolls, who chose to celebrate views from which Coulter had clearly dissociated herself.

The hashtag “#IStandWithAnn” attracted those of like mind, who soon came in for some mockery of their own.

To all the #IStandWithAnn anti-Semites in my mentions: always nice to hear from you, but just fyi, I’m forwarding your accounts to Mossad HQ

— Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) September 17, 2015

In her own defense, Coulter also referenced her latest column, which attacks the GOP for pandering on other issues.