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. Trumps 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 theyre horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize if youd 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 didnt know that. I know nothing about them, and I know nothing about them today other than I read a little bit, Trump said. I dont know who they are. I know nothing about them, so I wouldnt be doing that.
He added that I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet.
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still_one
(92,217 posts)Response to still_one (Reply #1)
DonViejo This message was self-deleted by its author.
If you are telling me theyre horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize if youd 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)...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)Ever the asshole. The boy cant help it.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,177 posts)"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)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.
CurtEastPoint
(18,649 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Pobeka
(4,999 posts)Who in his right mind would retweet such outrageous material from someone they don't know anything about?
The question answers itself...
marble falls
(57,102 posts)Demonaut
(8,918 posts)it's not an apology, it's an intent, which he'll never do
riversedge
(70,242 posts)SweetieD
(1,660 posts)trusty elf
(7,394 posts)What a grotesque non-apology!
TenHouseCats
(52 posts)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)I want you to...............well, we'll leave that for another day.