Trump dismisses white nationalism threat after New Zealand killings 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseUS President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that the massacre by an apparent white supremacist in New Zealand indicates a dangerous trend. 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. However, the right of his party, which includes his most reliable political base, increasingly flirts openly with white nationalism and wild conspiracy theories. “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: Manila Bulletin March 15, 2019 21:45 UTC