Judas is the biblical figure, one of Jesus’ own disciples, who is said to have betrayed Jesus with a kiss, identifying him to the soldiers who have come to arrest him. (Mark 14:43-45). Judas is called “the betrayer” in that text, and his name has come to mean the ultimate betrayer, the trusted companion who turns on you.
The term “Judas” is being used in American politics today to describe perceptions of betrayal and counter-betrayal.
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