President Trump set off a firestorm for retweeting three videos showing alleged violent attacks by Muslims, posted by Britain First’s Jayda Fransen.
In case you missed them, here they are.
https://twitter.com/JaydaBF/status/935609305574903812
https://twitter.com/JaydaBF/status/935805606447013888
https://twitter.com/JaydaBF/status/935775552102981633
Theresa May’s spokesman issued the following statement in respect to the retweets: “Britain First seeks to divide communities by their use of hateful narratives that peddle lies and stoke tensions. They cause anxiety to law-abiding people. British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right which is the antithesis of the values this country represents, decency, tolerance and respect.”
NEW: Downing Street on Pres. Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos tweeted by figure from extremist British group: "It is wrong for the President to have done this." https://t.co/Bdz3O40csK pic.twitter.com/Ttsiikh34Z
— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2017
In a Wednesday evening tweet, President Trump torched May over her statement.
“.@Theresa_May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!”
.@Theresa_May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2017
