"You're not going to support me because I don't want your money," Trump Tells Jews

Presidential candidate Donald Trump isn't afraid to insult people but on Thursday he found a new group to add to his hit-list: Republican Jewish voters.

The billionaire businessman was speaking at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Washington DC along with other GOP presidential hopefuls.

While the other candidates used their platform to attack US President Barack Obama, Trump turned on his audience during his remarks.

"You're not going to support me because I don't want your money," he told them.

That prompted Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary under George W Bush, to respond "What the hell does that mean?" on Twitter.

That wasn't all from Trump. "Is there anybody that doesn't re-negotiate deals in this room?" he asked. "Perhaps more than any room I've ever spoken to."

One prominent Jewish organisation defended Trump's remarks but encouraged him to clarify what he meant.

"We do not believe he intended his comments regarding negotiations and money to relate specifically to their Jewishness, but we understand that they could be interpreted that way," said Jonathan A Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League.

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