Outrage over Trump’s retweet of supporter shouting ‘white power’ – live

almost 4 years in The guardian

Trump retweets video of supporters clashing with protesters in Florida
US reports more than 42,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday

Live global updates: confirmed Covid-19 cases exceed 10m worldwide

3.39pm BST
South Carolina’s Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the US Senate, has condemned Donald Trump’s retweet of a video containing a white power message and said it should be removed from Twitter.
“There’s no question that he should not have retweeted it and he should just take it down,” Scott said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
“He should not have retweeted and he should just take it down… It is indefensible,” GOP Sen. Tim Scott reacts to the video President Trump shared of a man driving a golf cart with Trump campaign posters, chanting "white power." #CNNSOTU https://t.co/76wZzokkUw pic.twitter.com/4zk2rFndcP
3.26pm BST
Donald Trump’s motorcade has just arrived at Trump National Golf Club in Loudoun County, according to the White House press pool.
This marks the 272nd day he spent at one of his golf clubs and 364th at one of his properties since taking office, according to CNN’s running tally. Continue reading...

Mentioned in this news
Share it on