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Trump retweets Britain First's anti-Muslim videos
US president sparks worldwide condemnation for spreading Islamophobic messages

DONALD TRUMP sparked worldwide condemnation yet again yesterday after he retweeted a string of anti-Muslim videos by the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First.

The posts by Jayda Fransen, who is currently facing multiple charges of causing religiously aggravated harassment, included unverified videos titled “Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!” and “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!”

At least 20 videos of a similar nature were posted in a 24-hour period on Ms Fransen's page, three of which were retweeted by US president’s account to his 43.6 million followers.

Ms Fransen’s account, which is verified by Twitter, welcomed the apparent endorsement: “Donald Trump himself has retweeted these videos and has around 44 million followers! God bless you Trump! God bless America!”

Mr Trump has previously said he considered retweets to be endorsements, saying: “You know, I retweet, I retweet for a reason.”

In 2015, he made hate-filled posts saying Britain had a “massive Muslim problem.”

Ms Fransen and Britain First leader Paul Golding were charged with causing religiously aggravated harassment after handing out leaflets in Kent and posting videos online, in September.

Last year, Ms Fransen was convicted of religiously aggravated harassment after hurling abuse at a Muslim woman wearing a hijab.

Unite Against Fascism joint secretary Weyman Bennett said: “Britain First rubbed shoulders with fascists in the large, far-right demonstration in Warsaw, just weeks ago. It is a poisonous organisation.”

Stand Up to Trump spokesperson Maz Saleem said: “For Trump to retweet several Islamophobic racist tweets from [Ms Fransen’s] account speaks volumes about why we need to stand up to the president of racism, Islamophobia and bigotry named Trump and why he is not welcome here.”

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “I hope our government will condemn far-right retweets by Donald Trump. They are abhorrent, dangerous and a threat to our society.”

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