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Trump ‘Would Apologize’ for Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos by ‘Horrible, Racist People’

OH, THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

Says he didn’t know who far-right Britain First group was when he retweeted its propaganda.

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In his first international television interview, President Trump says he is ready to apologize for retweeting anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right Britain First group in late November. Trump’s retweet of three propaganda videos by the group prompted condemnation among British lawmakers at the time, with members of Parliament calling the move “fascist,” “stupid,” and “spreading evil.” Nearly two months later, in an interview with TV host Piers Morgan to be aired Sunday, Trump claimed not to know whose posts he was retweeting. “If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize if you’d like me to do that,” Trump was quoted as saying Friday in a teaser of the interview tweeted by Morgan.

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