Trump blasted for tweeting image of money, Star of David and Hillary Clinton

NEW YORK, July 4 (UPI) -- Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of Hillary Clinton's face, over piles of cash next to the Star of David, prompting heavy criticism and charges of anti-semitism. The image was deleted a short time later.

The image read: "Crooked Hillary - - Makes History!" above a photoshopped image of Clinton and her "History made" slogan. That image is laid over a background of hundred dollar bills and a red, six-pointed star with the caption "Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!"

At the bottom of the image is a Fox News poll results asking voters whether they found the presumptive Democratic nominee "honest/trustworthy" or "corrupt."

About four hours after the original tweet, Trump replaced the image featuring a six-pointed star by an image with a circle and the same caption. But a steady stream of criticism -- starting with social media came from both conservatives and liberals.

Patrick Ruffini, of the conservative-leaning Echelon date company, denounced it as an "anti-Semitic dog whistling tweet."

Marc Lamont Hill, professor of African-American studies at Morehouse College, declared it "textbook anti-Semitic imagery."

Included in the updated image was one of Trump's slogans, "America First." The Anti-Defamation League has asked Trump to stop using the phrase, because it is the same slogan used by many Americans, some Nazi-sympathizers, in the 1930s who wanted to keep the United States out of World War II.

The Clinton campaign has not officially responded to the image.