Trump apologizes for Britain First retweets in interview, host says
- by Julia Norris
- in Sport
- — Jan 29, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump was close to apologizing Friday for sharing three unverified anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right group last November but stopped short of actually saying sorry.
Trump shared the videos that were first posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right group founded in 2011 that frequently posts anti-immigration views. "I knew nothing about that", Trump said, referring to Britain First.
President Donald Trump nearly apologized for retweeting inflammatory anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant videos originally shared by a British far-right political group.
The incident caused a huge headache for British Prime Minister Theresa May, who said that Trump was "wrong" to send out the tweets.
'I'm somebody that loves Britain, ' US president tells Piers Morgan.
Numerous publications ran with President Trump's "I wouldn't say I'm a feminist" comment in their headlines.
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When asked about "women who think he is the worst kind of sexist, misogynist pig", Trump replied: 'Well, I am for them. and I think a lot of them understand that'.
They could also be seen as a blow for Mrs May following her largely successful meeting with Mr Trump in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Trump's full interview special, President Trump: The Piers Morgan Interview will air the night of January 28 on ITV. "I support her. I support a lot of what she does and a lot of what she says", he said. "I think they want to be safe at home, in many different respects".
"I don't want to be involved with these people".
A proposed Trump visit to the United Kingdom in 2018 was apparently canceled earlier this month, though the White House denied it was due to the threat of protests. "It was a big story where you are, but it was not a big story where I am". London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has sparred with the US president on Twitter, said after Trump's retweets that Britain should not welcome a visit from the president. "You know why? 'Cuz I don't care". "I'm for women, I'm for men, I'm for everyone", Piers quoted Trump on Twitter.
"I've had a lot of problems with the European Union, and it may morph into something very big from that standpoint, from a trade standpoint".
