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11-29-2017, 04:39 PM #1
Trump retweets videos showing violence by Muslims
Trump retweets videos purporting to show violence by Muslims
11/29/17 07:11 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump retweeted a series of inflammatory videos Wednesday that purport to show v i o l e n c e being committed by Muslims.
Trump posted the messages early in the morning, retweeting them from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, a small fringe group whose profile was elevated by Trump’s attention.
The videos’ authenticity could not be independently verified. Britain First has previously posted a number of misleading videos.
The three retweeted by Trump were titled: “Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!” and “Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!” and “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!” Britain First is a far-right group that opposes multiculturalism and what it calls the “Islamization” of Britain.
It has run candidates in local and national elections, with little success, and has campaigned against the construction and expansion of mosques. Trump did not offer any explanation for why he retweeted the videos.
He offered harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric during his presidential campaign and has sought to ban immigrants from certain Muslim-majority nations.
After Trump retweeted the videos, Fransen quickly responded on Twitter, saying: “DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF HAS RETWEETED THESE VIDEOS AND HAS AROUND 44 MILLION FOLLOWERS! GOD BLESS YOU TRUMP! GOD BLESS AMERICA!” Fransen has been charged with causing religiously aggravated harassment over leaflets and videos that were distributed during a criminal trial earlier this year.
She has separately been charged with using “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior” over a speech she made in Northern Ireland in August. She is currently on bail. She was convicted last year of religiously aggravated harassment and fined after hurling abuse at a Muslim woman wearing a hijab.
Trump’s retweets were condemned by Brendan Cox, whose lawmaker wife Jo Cox was murdered last year by an attacker with far-right views. Cox tweeted: “Trump has legitimised the far right in his own country, now he’s trying to do it in ours. Spreading hatred has consequences & the President should be ashamed of himself.” Trump’s tweets were also condemned by TV host Piers Morgan, who tweeted: “Good morning, Mr President @realDonaldTrump – what the hell are you doing retweeting a bunch of unverified videos by Britain First, a bunch of disgustingly racist far-right extremists?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G93OexytVF4Last edited by lorrie; 11-29-2017 at 04:41 PM.
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11-29-2017, 07:29 PM #2William Gheen @ALIPAC 2h2 hours ago
Replying to @JeffFlake @jrpatino12
I feel @realDonaldTrump's retweet of videos by @BritainFirstHQ & @JaydaBF are exactly what Americans need to see before open borders globalists like @JeffFlake have more Muslims beating and killing Americans in our streets! Flake is such a traitor to the US! Jayda is a UK hero!
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