On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump retweeted a series of anti-Muslim hate-spots posted by ultra-right white nationalist group Britain First. The videos had no news worthy content. None of them was from the United States. None of them was less than two years old. All of them were designed for no other purpose than to push hate-filled lies about Muslims. At least one of the videos happened to be a complete lie. It purported to show a “Muslim migrant” beating up a Dutch boy on crutches. Only it didn’t. Trump eventually got a correction from the Dutch ambassador.
Then British PM Theresa May offered a bit of advice about Trump promoting propaganda from violent white nationalists in what amounts to the British Nazi Party.
"It is wrong for the president to have done this," Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement. … "This causes anxieties to law abiding people. The British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudice rhetoric of the far-right, which is the antithesis of the values that this country represents; decency, tolerance and respect."
But by this evening, Trump had had enough of people correcting him with facts and logic.
Yeah, take that @theresamay … which is the Twitter account of someone with 6 followers who is definitely not the British Prime Minister.
Trump’s connection to the goosestepping alt-Reich isn’t winning many fans across the pond.
But Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says it doesn’t matter that Trump showcased to millions around the world a video that was nothing but a lie created to fuel hatred.
"Whether it's a real video, the threat is real. His goal is to promote strong border security and strong national security."
Sure it was a lie. Sure it was designed to foster division and hate. And … your point?