Comedian Ellen DeGeneres took a swipe at GOP Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore by wishing his attorney a happy Hanukkah, following comments from Moore’s wife Monday night that she and her husband are not anti-Semitic because they have a Jewish attorney.
“Happy first night of Hanukkah to Roy Moore’s attorney and everyone else celebrating!” DeGeneres tweeted Tuesday.
Happy first night of Hanukkah to Roy Moore’s attorney and everyone else celebrating!
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 12, 2017
DeGeneres, who hosts the “Ellen” talk show on NBC, wasn’t alone in mocking Moore over the comment. Similar jabs were made as the topic went viral on social media on Tuesday.
The inciting incident was when Kayla Moore told a crowd at a campaign rally in Midland City, Ala., Monday night they have a Jewish attorney as she pushed back on “fake news” allegations of anti-Semitism.
“’Fake news will tell you that we don’t care for Jews. I tell you all this because I’ve seen it. Also, I just want to set the record straight while they’re here,” Kayla Moore said as she waved at the media cameras. “One of our attorneys is a Jew!”
“We have very close friends that are Jewish and rabbis and we also fellowship with them,” she added.
Roy Moore, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, was accused of anti-Semitism after appearing to suggest Jewish liberal fundraiser George Soros would go to hell.
“He’s still going to the same place that people who don’t recognize God and morality and accept his salvation are going,” Moore said last week during a local radio interview. “And that’s not a good place.”
Moore has been accused by multiple women of pursuing sexual and romantic relations with them when they were between the ages of 14 and 18, and he was in his 30s.
Moore has repeatedly denied the allegations and has resisted pressure from top Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to drop out of the race.
Moore, who was officially endorsed by President Trump earlier this month, is up against Democrat Doug Jones Tuesday in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
