More than 24 hours after Pres. Trump retweeted a video of a supporter shouting 'white power,' he still has not condemned the use of the term, distanced himself from the supporter or apologized for sharing it.
A spokesman for President Trump claimed the president did not hear his supporter yell"white power" before sharing a video in a now-deleted tweet.retweeted a video of a supporter repeatedly using a clearly audible racist slur, he had still not condemned the use of the term on Monday, distanced himself from the supporter or apologized for sharing it with his 82 million Twitter followers and the American people.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, June 29, 2020, in Washington. It showed a scene from a"Villagers for Trump" golf cart parade that took place in The Villages on June 14. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, June 29, 2020, in Washington.
Her deputy, Judd Deere, on Sunday pointed to the"tremendous enthusiasm" of the supporters in the video -- also without noting any issue with the chant. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about "Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing," at Gateway Church Dallas campus, June 11, 2020, in Dallas.During the 2016 campaign, it took him months to disavow David Duke, leader of the Ku Klux Klan -- at one point professing he had no idea who he was.
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