As The New York Times explains, the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota, Daniel N. Rosen, is an Orthodox Jew. That means he observes Shabbat, a day of rest from Friday to Saturday evenings.
Apparently, Donald Trump’s Nazi-cosplaying Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino finds that offensive and cause for ridicule. Before Bovino’s crew murdered American nurse Alex Pretti, on January 24, and before Bovino told outrageous lies trying to justify it, he sneered and jeered at Rosen for his religious practice.
According to The Times, Bovino’s anti-Semitic comments took place during a phone call on January 12, which was a Monday. “According to several people with knowledge of the telephone conversation … [Bovino] used the term ‘chosen people’ in a mocking way, according to the people with knowledge of the call. He also asked, sarcastically, whether Mr. Rosen understood that Orthodox Jewish criminals don’t take weekends off, the people said.”
