Roger Cohen, a columnist for the New York Times, said he supports Jeremy Corbyn in the British election for prime minister, despite his “anti-Americanism,” because he believes he will rebuff President Trump.
In an op-ed published Monday night, Cohen said Prime Minister Theresa May has been too friendly with Trump and that Corbyn will reverse that relationship.
“Elections take place in the real world; they often involve unpleasant choices,” wrote Cohen. “I dislike Corbyn’s anti-Americanism, his long flirtation with Hamas, his coterie’s clueless leftover Marxism and anti-Zionism, his NATO bashing, his unworkable tax-and-spend promises. He’s of that awful Cold War left that actually believed Soviet Moscow was probably not as bad as Washington. Still, Corbyn would not do May’s shameful Trump-love thing.”
Some conservatives on social media took notice of Cohen’s column, suggesting that he was rooting against the U.S.
“ISIS wouldn’t do ‘Trump-love’ either,” remarked National Review columnist Dan McLaughlin on Twitter.
ISIS wouldn’t do Trump-love either. https://t.co/OAfDKYkVDx
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 6, 2017
Omri Ceren, a conservative political commentator who advocates for Israel, also wrote on Twitter, “It’s true Corbyn is a Hamas-supporting, Israel-hating, NATO-bashing, Soviet-flirting loon … but he’s anti-Trump! Deranged.”
The race between May and Corbyn narrowed after the terror attacks in London last weekend, for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility. The election takes place Thursday.
In his campaign, Corbyn has been critical of Trump, calling him “erratic” and pledging not to “pander” to him.
