Polemic involving Donald Trump, episode 35.902. US President Donald Trump shared this Sunday, before deleting it, the video of a confrontation between several of his supporters and his opponents, where we saw a man screaming "white power », Rallying cry of the white supremacists. A Twitter user posted this video, apparently filmed in a private retirement home in Florida, of virulent verbal clashes between pro and anti-Trump.
President Trump promotes video on Twitter Sunday morning showing a man in a golf cart with Trump campaign gear shouting "white power." https://t.co/nJ6oSDHXHM
- NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2020We see there from the first seconds a man driving a golf cart adorned with signs "Trump 2020" and "America First" to be apostrophed by demonstrators who call him "racist". "White power," he replied twice, fist raised. "White power, there you go, white power. Did you hear that? Replied one of the demonstrators.
"Thank you to the super inhabitants of the Villages"
Donald Trump relayed the video by accompanying it with the message "Thank you to the super inhabitants of the Villages", this community for people over 55 who welcomes 115,000 inhabitants in North Florida.
A few hours later, as the controversy began to mount in the American media, Donald Trump deleted his retweet. “President Trump is a big fan of the Villages. He did not hear the message in this video. What he saw was incredible enthusiasm from his supporters, "said White House spokesman Judd Deere.
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