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| Trump hits out at UK PM Theresa May after far-right video tweets | |
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| Donald Trump has told UK Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. | Donald Trump has told UK Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. |
| "Don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom," Mr Trump tweeted. | "Don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom," Mr Trump tweeted. |
| The US president earlier retweeted three inflammatory videos posted online by a British far-right group. | The US president earlier retweeted three inflammatory videos posted online by a British far-right group. |
| Mrs May's spokesman said it was "wrong for the president to have done this". | Mrs May's spokesman said it was "wrong for the president to have done this". |
| The US and the UK are close allies and often described as having a "special relationship". | |
| The videos shared by Mr Trump, who has more than 40 million followers, were initially posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, a group founded by former members of the far-right British National Party (BNP). | The videos shared by Mr Trump, who has more than 40 million followers, were initially posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, a group founded by former members of the far-right British National Party (BNP). |
| Ms Fransen has been charged in the UK with using "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour". | Ms Fransen has been charged in the UK with using "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour". |
| The first tweet from Ms Fransen claims to show a Muslim migrant attacking a man on crutches. This was followed by two more videos of people Ms Fransen claims to be Muslim. | The first tweet from Ms Fransen claims to show a Muslim migrant attacking a man on crutches. This was followed by two more videos of people Ms Fransen claims to be Muslim. |
| White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Mrs May and other world leaders knew that "these are real threats that we have to talk about". | White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Mrs May and other world leaders knew that "these are real threats that we have to talk about". |