US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that the massacre by an apparent white supremacist in New Zealand indicates a dangerous trend. The alleged gunman -- identified as an Australian white nationalist -- apparently livestreamed the assault on social media and published a manifesto filled with racist conspiracy theories. In December an American neo-Nazi was sentenced to life in prison for driving his car into a group of counter-protesters during the white supremacist rally, killing a woman. - Farther and farther right -Trump has repeatedly denied racist tendencies and often touts his work in improving economic conditions among the country’s racial minorities. “White nationalism and far right extremism is the most prominent extremist threat facing the United States today, and indeed it is a worldwide phenomenon,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times March 15, 2019 21:45 UTC