White House defends Trump tweet of anti-Muslim videos

29 November 2017, 7:22 pm

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White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is defending US President Donald Trump’s posting of videos purporting to show violence against Muslims, saying he wants to “promote strong borders and strong national security.”

Sanders says she was not sure how Trump found the videos, which he retweeted from the leader of an extreme far-right British group.

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Asked if the president had a responsibility to verify the content, Sanders said: “Whether it’s a real video, the threat is real and that is what the president is talking about.”

She says she had not discussed with the president how it could impact his relationship with British Prime Minister Theresa May.

— AP