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White House: Trump did not hear 'white power' in now-removed video tweet
The Washington Times ^ | JUNE 28, 2020 | VALERIE RICHARDSON

Posted on 06/28/2020 9:29:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

President Trump removed Sunday his retweet of a protest video that showed a supporter yelling “white power,” a comment that the White House said he never heard.

“President Trump is a big fan of The Villages. He did not hear the one statement made on the video,” said White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere. “What he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters.”

The two-minute video taken at The Villages, a retirement community in Florida, showed anti-Trump protesters yelling at Trump supporters as they rolled by in golf carts decorated with pro-Trump signs and American flags.

After one man yelled “racist, racist,” a Trump supported shouted back “white power!”

Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, said earlier Sunday that the president should remove the video, adding that he did not want to “play politics” with what he described as the “indefensible” video.

“Certainly the comment about the white power was offensive. There’s no question,” said Mr. Scott on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I mean, we can play politics with it or we can’t. I’m not going to. I think it’s indefensible. We should take it down. That’s what I think.”

The raucous clash showed anti-Trump protesters yelling “Nazi,” “f– Trump,” “f–ing Nazi pigs,” and other profanities at the Trump supporters. One protester carried a “White Trash” sign.

“Well, listen: If you watched the entire video, you can’t play it because it was so profanity-laced,” said Mr. Scott. “The entire thing was offensive.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2020election; clintonnonnews; cnn; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; fakenews; falseflag; florida; judddeere; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; potus; presstitutes; smearmachine; southcarolina; thevillages; timscott; trump; twitter
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"Trump has really stepped in it this time! It's all over for him now!"
1 posted on 06/28/2020 9:29:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

yep...walls closing in...


2 posted on 06/28/2020 9:37:19 AM PDT by stylin19a ( 2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

is black power still ok?


3 posted on 06/28/2020 9:39:34 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well, if I wanted to embarrass Trump here’s what I would do. I would go stand with a bunch of Trump supporters. And then when the moment was right, I’d yell “white power.”

Just sayin’.


4 posted on 06/28/2020 9:39:57 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Tim Scott almost breaking an ankle running out to the media to say something...


5 posted on 06/28/2020 9:40:18 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Leaning Right

You’re right. The Left knows how to plant people like this.


6 posted on 06/28/2020 9:43:23 AM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: SteveH

That’s the question I have been asking myself all morning.


7 posted on 06/28/2020 9:44:58 AM PDT by nomorelurker
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To: Leaning Right

A lot of Antifa live in The Villages do they?


8 posted on 06/28/2020 9:45:54 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: SteveH

“””is black power still ok?””””

I have black powDer. Is that racist?


9 posted on 06/28/2020 9:48:32 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Leaning Right

Any doubt this was a setup and that guy is a troll


10 posted on 06/28/2020 9:48:46 AM PDT by Lod881019
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why would Trump retweet a video of foul-mouthed protests against himself? This seems to be sabotage from within the campaign. Katie?


11 posted on 06/28/2020 9:48:47 AM PDT by Leonine
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To: Leonine

Then endless protesting and statue removal is supposed to make people vote for Trump. I think that’s the train of logic they are going for.


12 posted on 06/28/2020 9:51:09 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: nomorelurker

i could not find any statue of stokely carmichael in a brief web search...


13 posted on 06/28/2020 9:51:43 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: laplata

Lol. But do they force the president to retweet it? That’s the magic question of the day.


14 posted on 06/28/2020 9:52:33 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Leaning Right

“Well, if I wanted to embarrass Trump here’s what I would do. I would go stand with a bunch of Trump supporters. And then when the moment was right, I’d yell “white power.”
Just sayin’.:

How do you get Trump to paste it on his Twitter?


15 posted on 06/28/2020 9:53:07 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He made a mistake, and corrected it. Biden’s whole career is one of Racism, no big deal.


16 posted on 06/28/2020 9:53:26 AM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy Up)
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To: shelterguy

i do not know, but if you have any white powDer, perhaps at least you had better not call it that.


17 posted on 06/28/2020 9:53:40 AM PDT by SteveH
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“But do they force the president to retweet it?”

Heh. You beat me to asking the question by about a minute.


18 posted on 06/28/2020 9:54:39 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; NautiNurse
The raucous clash showed anti-Trump protesters yelling “Nazi,” “f– Trump,” “f–ing Nazi pigs,” and other profanities at the Trump supporters. One protester carried a “White Trash” sign.

Wow. BLM / Antifa are at The Villages now??

19 posted on 06/28/2020 9:55:25 AM PDT by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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To: LouieFisk

Cool. I’m usually the one that’s behind a minute or so.


20 posted on 06/28/2020 9:56:51 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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