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From The Independent
Donald Trump tweeted a link to Breitbart, a far-right website that peddles xenophobia and extremist ideologies, as a terrorist conducted a brutal massacre in New Zealand after releasing a manifesto that celebrated the US president as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”
The tragedy, in which two mosques were seemingly the target of a terrorist attack spearheaded by an Australian 28-year-old white male, occurred on Friday in Christchurch, New Zealand — the same day Breitbart featured an interview with Mr Trump on its homepage.
The president responded to the mass shootings the following morning on Twitter in a statement that failed to describe the event as an act of terror, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had called it the night before. He also deleted his tweet to the Breitbart post the day after the attack.
“My warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the Mosques,” Mr Trump wrote. “49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured. The U.S. stands by New Zealand for anything we can do.”
He added, “God bless all!”
COMMENT:-
Someone should tell Mr. Trump that neither "warmest" nor "best wishes" are quite appropriate when sent as a general "sympathy message".
Someone should also tell Mr. Trump who the deranged loser who slaughtered all those people looks up to as a role model and leader.
PS - Does the "all" in "God bless all!" include everyone, including the "good people" who carried out the senseless slaughter? (It has in the past, so possibly Mr. Trump should "clarify".
PPS - Mr. Trump might also want to consider including something that refers to "terrorism" in his statement (even though the attack was carried out by a white, nationalist, Christian who supports Mr. Trump).
New Zealand shooting: Trump tweets link to Islamophobic website as Christchurch terror attack was underway
Donald Trump tweeted a link to Breitbart, a far-right website that peddles xenophobia and extremist ideologies, as a terrorist conducted a brutal massacre in New Zealand after releasing a manifesto that celebrated the US president as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”
The tragedy, in which two mosques were seemingly the target of a terrorist attack spearheaded by an Australian 28-year-old white male, occurred on Friday in Christchurch, New Zealand — the same day Breitbart featured an interview with Mr Trump on its homepage.
The president responded to the mass shootings the following morning on Twitter in a statement that failed to describe the event as an act of terror, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had called it the night before. He also deleted his tweet to the Breitbart post the day after the attack.
“My warmest sympathy and best wishes goes out to the people of New Zealand after the horrible massacre in the Mosques,” Mr Trump wrote. “49 innocent people have so senselessly died, with so many more seriously injured. The U.S. stands by New Zealand for anything we can do.”
He added, “God bless all!”
COMMENT:-
Someone should tell Mr. Trump that neither "warmest" nor "best wishes" are quite appropriate when sent as a general "sympathy message".
Someone should also tell Mr. Trump who the deranged loser who slaughtered all those people looks up to as a role model and leader.
PS - Does the "all" in "God bless all!" include everyone, including the "good people" who carried out the senseless slaughter? (It has in the past, so possibly Mr. Trump should "clarify".
PPS - Mr. Trump might also want to consider including something that refers to "terrorism" in his statement (even though the attack was carried out by a white, nationalist, Christian who supports Mr. Trump).