Trump thinks white nationalism is no biggie
by digby
Given a chance to denounce white supremacist violence hours after 49 people were killed in a mosque by a gunman who praised him by name, Trump instead denies that it’s even a significant threat. pic.twitter.com/maTx559TKD— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 15, 2019
Asked if he thinks white nationalism is a rising threat, Trump says, "I don't really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems."
Trump goes on to say he thinks it's too early to draw conclusions about what motivated New Zealand mosque shooter. pic.twitter.com/maTx55ruCb— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 15, 2019
You have to love the fact that he claims we don’t know if this was white nationalist terrorism. There’s a manifesto and it mentioned him in it. If he couldn’t even find it in himself to repudiate’s this terrorist’s evocation of himself I think it’s pretty clear that he doesn’t want to.
Keep in mind that like the Christchurch terrorist, Trump complains about “invaders” coming to his country.
He did it today,
Just before he was asked that question.
TRUMP echoes white supremacist rhetoric: "Congress' vote to deny the crisis on the southern border is a vote against reality…People hate the word 'invasion,' but that's what it is. It's an invasion of drugs, criminals, & people…in some cases, they are killers." pic.twitter.com/nupFMpmHQZ— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 15, 2019
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