Democrats led by an Arab-American lawmaker attacked President Donald Trump's 'silence' on the rise of white supremacy Sunday as reaction to the New Zealand mosque massacre spilled into a heated US debate over religious and racial bigotry. With controversy swirling over Trump's tepid
1 / 4US President Donald Trump, speaking after a massacre at two mosques in New Zealand, said he doesn't think white nationalism presents a growing dangerUS President Donald Trump, speaking after a massacre at two mosques in New Zealand, said he doesn't think white nationalism presents a growing danger Washington - Democrats led by an Arab-American lawmaker attacked President Donald Trump's"silence" on the rise of white supremacy Sunday as reaction to the New Zealand...
"We've done this in the past against foreign terrorism. We need to do it on domestic terrorism, against white supremacy that's growing every single day that we stay silent." "I don't really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems, I guess," Trump said.The alleged gunman -- identified as an Australian white nationalist -- livestreamed the assault on social media and published a manifesto filled with racist conspiracy theories.
"Let's take what happened in New Zealand yesterday for what it is -- a terrible evil, tragic act and figure out why those things are becoming more prevalent in the world. Is it Donald Trump? Absolutely not.At key moments of his presidency, however, Trump has soft-pedalled the danger of white nationalism, most famously when he found blame"on both sides" after a"Unite the Right" rally turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017.
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