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President Trump on Tuesday defended the Covington Catholic High School students caught up in a storm of misinformed social media rage over the weekend, calling the news coverage of their controversial encounter with a Native-American elder evil.
Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be. They have captivated the attention of the world, and I know they will use it for the good maybe even to bring people together. It started off unpleasant, but can end in a dream! Trump tweeted Tuesday morning.
The presidents comments come as Covington Catholic staff announced the high school would be closed on Tuesday in order to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, after a meeting with local authorities in the wake of the incident that sparked the social media frenzy.
The controversy began after videos surfaced online showing a confrontation between the high school students and some Native-American adults. The students initially were accused of mocking a Native-American participant in the Indigenous Peoples March, which coincided with the March for Life. A snippet of video from the apparent confrontation quickly gained traction on social media, with many condemning the students some of whom were wearing "Make America Great Again" apparel and some calling for them to be identified and harassed. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and the high school issued a joint statement apologizing to the activist, identified as Nathan Phillips Saturday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-covington-students-calls-media-coverage-evil/ar-BBSAl6e?li=BBnb7Kz
No surprised a racist like Trump would defend the school.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)He would defend a bank robber as long as he wore a MAGA hat while doing it...
HipChick
(25,485 posts)of course he would
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)High as well as all the racism within Catholic schools. This not isolated.
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)Hell, there's still folks here pushing the RW meme that if only we watch the "whole video", we'll understand that the REAL haters are not these precious teens. SMDH.
BannonsLiver
(16,162 posts)Saw that poster chime in on the rape isnt rape if you enjoy it thread. Amazing to me such an obvious RW troll has accumulated so much time here.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,162 posts)Youll see the Covington kids are completely innocent. Its all the fault of the BHIs.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Different Drummer
(7,532 posts)IcyPeas
(21,746 posts)tells a lie (a real lie) it's not all over twitter and the news. he (trump) always yelling fake news and people believe him.
why no publicity when fox lies? why doesn't our side have an equivalent public platform?