The U.S. president shared a video of a verbal confrontation between anti-Trump protesters and his supporters, inclu… https://t.co/oLwyzTegBX
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By the time nearly half of American states face serious resurgence of Covid-19 cases, President Donald Trump shared, Sunday, June 28, the video of a lively exchange between several of his supporters and his opponents.
A Twitter user published this video, apparently filmed on Saturday in a private retirement home in Florida, of virulent verbal clashes between pro and anti-Trump.
Seniors from The Villages in Florida protesting against each other: https://t.co/Q3GRJCTjEW
We see there from the first seconds a man driving a golf cart decorated with signs « Trump 2020 » and « America First » be apostrophied by protesters who call him “Racist”. The driver throws them « white power », rallying cry of the white supremacists. “White power, there you go, white power. Did you hear that? “, replies one of the demonstrators. Some of the anti-Trumps are screaming « nazi », “Racist” and verbally insult Trump supporters.
Donald Trump relayed the video with the message “Thank you to the super inhabitants of the Villages”, this community for people over 55 that hosts 115,000 residents in North Florida.
Embarrassment of supporters of the President
A few hours later, faced with the controversy that was starting to gain momentum in the media, Donald Trump deleted his retweet. “President Trump is a big fan of the Villages. He did not hear the message in this video. What he saw was incredible enthusiasm from his supporters ”, White House spokesperson Judd Deere responded.
“There is no doubt that Mr. Trump should not have retweeted the video and should have removed it (…). I think it is untenable “said Tim Scott, the only Republican black senator, during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”.
“He should not have retweeted and he should just take it down… It is indefensible,” GOP Sen. Tim Scott reacts to th… https://t.co/9LeXrkUU4t
Also on CNN, Alex Azar, the Trump administration’s health secretary, said: “I have not seen this video or tweet, but it is obvious that neither the president, nor his administration, nor I would do anything to support white supremacy or anything that would support any discrimination. “
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