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Donald Trump 'prepared to apologise' for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from Britain First Donald Trump apologises for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right Britain First
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US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to apologise for retweeting inflammatory videos by the far-right Britain First group. Donald Trump has apologised for retweeting inflammatory anti-Muslim videos by the far-right Britain First group.
In an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, Mr Trump said that he had known nothing about the organisation when he made the social media postings. In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Mr Trump said that he had known nothing about the organisation when he made the social media postings.
“If you are telling me they're horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that,” he told presenter Piers Morgan. “If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologise if you’d like me to do that,” he told presenter Piers Morgan.
“I know nothing about them and I know nothing about them today other than I read a little bit,” he added.
The US President’s apparent show of contrition stands in contrast to his reaction when Theresa May criticised his decision to retweet Britain First in November last year.
He told the Prime Minister, via Twitter: “Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!”
Mr Trump said he had not known what Britain First was when he made the three re-tweets last November.Mr Trump said he had not known what Britain First was when he made the three re-tweets last November.
He said that he had made the posts because of his opposition to radical Islamic terrorism.He said that he had made the posts because of his opposition to radical Islamic terrorism.
“I know nothing about them and I know nothing about them today other than I read a little bit,” he said.  
“Perhaps it was a big story in Britain, perhaps it was a big story in the UK, but in the United States it wasn't a big story. “Perhaps it was a big story in Britain, perhaps it was a big story in the UK, but in the United States it wasn’t a big story.
“They had a couple of depictions of radical Islamic terror. It was done because I am a big believer in fight radical Islamic terror. This was a depiction of radical Islamic terror.” “They had a couple of depictions of radical Islamic terror. It was done because I am a big believer in fighting radical Islamic terror. This was a depiction of radical Islamic terror.”
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