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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:33 AM Jan 2018

Trump 'Would Apologize' for Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos by 'Horrible, Racist People'

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Source: The Daily Beast



In his first international television interview, President Trump says he is ready to apologize for retweeting anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right Britain First group in late November. Trump’s retweet of three propaganda videos by the group prompted condemnation among British lawmakers at the time, with members of Parliament calling the move “fascist,” “stupid,” and “spreading evil.” Nearly two months later, in an interview with TV host Piers Morgan to be aired Sunday, Trump claimed not to know whose posts he was retweeting. “If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize if you’d like me to do that,” Trump was quoted as saying Friday in a teaser of the interview tweeted by Morgan.




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Trump ready to apologize for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right British group

By Paul Schemm January 26 at 7:57 AM

President Trump said in a British television interview Friday that he was ready to apologize for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group, and he reiterated his assertions that he is not a racist.

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Morgan described Britain First, which presents itself as a political party but is widely seen as an extremist group targeting Muslims, as “racist.” Trump denied any knowledge of the group when he shared three videos from Jayda Fransen, its deputy leader.

“Of course I didn’t know that. I know nothing about them, and I know nothing about them today other than I read a little bit,” Trump said. “I don’t know who they are. I know nothing about them, so I wouldn’t be doing that.”

He added that “I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet.”

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Trump 'Would Apologize' for Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos by 'Horrible, Racist People' (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP
That isn't an apology still_one Jan 2018 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author DonViejo Jan 2018 #3
??? Ohiogal Jan 2018 #2
That's an "I'm not sorry... forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #15
If you believe the sources were racist Ill apologize if that makes you feel better. BeyondGeography Jan 2018 #4
Just a reminder: Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #5
Contrite without awareness is no contrition at all bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #6
This. forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #16
Asshole: "...if youd like me to do that..." APOLOGIZE BECAUSE YOU ARE WRONG. CurtEastPoint Jan 2018 #7
Typical meaningless Trump bullshit dalton99a Jan 2018 #8
Retweets a source and admits: "I know nothing about them..." Pobeka Jan 2018 #9
He's ready to apologize but not quite ready enough to actually apologize. marble falls Jan 2018 #10
fuck Piers Morgan "I would certainly apologize if youd like me to do that" Demonaut Jan 2018 #11
Trump acts as though this is the first time he has heard the Nazi were the bad guys! riversedge Jan 2018 #12
That is not an apology at all. SweetieD Jan 2018 #13
He's the shittiest president ever! trusty elf Jan 2018 #14
That photo TenHouseCats Jan 2018 #19
I don't want you to apologize.... paleotn Jan 2018 #17
Try again Donny 47of74 Jan 2018 #18

Response to still_one (Reply #1)

Ohiogal

(32,005 posts)
2. ???
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:39 AM
Jan 2018

“If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize if you’d like me to do that,” Trump was quoted as saying Friday in a teaser of the interview tweeted by Morgan.

"If you'd like me to do that" .....????

WTF kind of apology is THAT? And two months after the fact? This isn't an apology at all! And to claim not to know what's in the crap he re-tweets? This offensive creep never claims responsibility for anything. What a disgrace.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
15. That's an "I'm not sorry...
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:55 PM
Jan 2018

...but to make this all go away, yeah, help yourself a free empty, non-commital apology. There's a bowl of them by the door."

But this is rare. The Dontard doesn't usually feel any need to apologize, so this is strategy so he can go to England sometime in the future.

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)
4. If you believe the sources were racist Ill apologize if that makes you feel better.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:42 AM
Jan 2018

Ever the asshole. The boy can’t help it.

bucolic_frolic

(43,177 posts)
6. Contrite without awareness is no contrition at all
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:46 AM
Jan 2018

"If you are telling me they're horrible people ...."

Seriously. He has not the moral gravitas to make his own judgments about them.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
16. This.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:57 PM
Jan 2018

The apology is ideally beneficial to the apologizer as the apologee. Apology means you learned something you did was bad and are contrite. Dontard don't give a shit. He's obliviously and purposefully mean 300 times a day and couldn't care less.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
9. Retweets a source and admits: "I know nothing about them..."
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:54 AM
Jan 2018

Who in his right mind would retweet such outrageous material from someone they don't know anything about?

The question answers itself...

Demonaut

(8,918 posts)
11. fuck Piers Morgan "I would certainly apologize if youd like me to do that"
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 10:17 AM
Jan 2018

it's not an apology, it's an intent, which he'll never do

TenHouseCats

(52 posts)
19. That photo
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 04:05 PM
Jan 2018

is nearly the creepiest one that I have ever seen.

Right up with the ones with Iran's.

And where is his flag pin?

paleotn

(17,931 posts)
17. I don't want you to apologize....
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 02:17 PM
Jan 2018

I want you to...............well, we'll leave that for another day.

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