Trump Issues Tepid Response to Chilling Nazi Salutes In His Honor
Trump Issues Tepid Response to Chilling Nazi Salutes In His Honor
His transition team releases a brief statement “to denounce racism of any kind.”
11/21/2016 09:26 pm ET | Updated 4 hours ago
Marina Fang Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday issued a vague denunciation of a white nationalist conference that celebrated his victory with Nazi propaganda, responding in a short statement from his transition team.
“President-elect Trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind, and he was elected because he will be a leader for every American,” the statement reads. “To think otherwise is a complete misrepresentation of the movement that united Americans from all backgrounds.”
Over the weekend, a conference of white nationalists met in Washington, D.C., to laud Trump’s victory. The celebration included racist rhetoric and Nazi chants, and attendees gave Nazi salutes.
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Over the weekend, a conference of white nationalists met in Washington, D.C., to laud Trump’s victory. The celebration included racist rhetoric and Nazi chants, and attendees gave Nazi salutes just a few feet from The White House and all Trump can do is issue a vague denunciation of a white nationalist conference that celebrated his victory with Nazi propaganda, responding in a short statement from his transition team.
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