 In this context, Trifa issued several statements which played a part in instigating the riots.They were noted for their antisemitic remarks, and included arguments such as "A group of Jews and Jew-lovers are ruling everything".In one of his manifestos, Trifa blamed the Jews in general for Döring's assassination, while nominating two politicians associated with Antonescu (Eugen Cristescu and the former Undersecretary of the Interior Alexandru Rioşanu), whom, he alleged, were protectors of the Jews.