The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Staff, Wire Reports
Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:24 PM
White House Defends Use Of Videos Showing Muslim Violence In President's Re-Tweets To Promote Strong Borders, National Security
Sanders said Wednesday that she was not sure how Trump found the videos, which he retweeted from the leader of an extreme far-right British group.
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.
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British opposition politicians are demanding the government revoke an invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump after he retweeted videos posted by a leader of extreme far-right group Britain First.
On Wednesday, Trump retweeted three videos from the account of the group's deputy leader, Jayda Fransen, purporting to show violence by Muslims.
Fransen has a conviction for religiously aggravated harassment and currently faces charges of harassment and hate speech.
Opposition Labour Party lawmaker David Lammy tweeted: "@realDonaldTrump you are not welcome in my country and my city." Another Labour legislator, Chuka Umunna, said an invitation to Trump to visit the U.K. "should be withdrawn."
Prime Minister Theresa May announced in January that Trump had accepted an invitation for a state visit to Britain, though no date has been set.
