Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos posted by British far-right group head Jayda Fransen
United States president Donald Trump
Trump's pokes?in British politics and controversial foreign policy have weakened the so-called "special relationship"
President Donald Trump on Wednesday retweeted three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy head of a British far-right group who has been convicted of a hate crime, Jayda Fransen.
The first one showsa Muslim hitting a boy on crutches. The second one is seen as an Islamist mob pushing a teenager of a rooftop.
Video 1 (Twitter)
Video 2 (Twitter)
The third allegedly shows a Muslim throwing down and smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Video 3 (Twitter)
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The video of the Virgin Mary statue being destroyed has been on YouTube for a long time.
Fransen was declared guilty last year with a hate crime after abusing a Muslim woman wearing a hijab.
Brendan Cox, the widower of MP Jo Cox who was killed by a right-wing extremist last year, said: "Trump has legitimised the far right in his own country, now he's trying to do it in ours."
"Spreading hatred has consequences & the President should be ashamed of himself," he said.
David Lammy, an MP for the opposition Labour Party, said: "The President of the United States is promoting a fascist, racist, extremist hate group whose leaders have been arrested and convicted.
"He is no ally or friend of ours," he said.
Stephen Doughty, another Labour MP, said the videos were "highly inflammatory" and his colleague Yvette Cooper said Trump had given Fransen a "huge platform".
Fransen appeared to celebrate the retweets saying: "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DONALD TRUMP, HAS RETWEETED THREE OF DEPUTY LEADER JAYDA FRANSEN'S TWITTER VIDEOS! DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF HAS RETWEETED THESE VIDEOS AND HAS AROUND 44 MILLION FOLLOWERS! GOD BLESS YOU TRUMP! GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
Trump's pokesin British politics and controversial foreign policy have weakened the so-called "special relationship".
He has infuriated British authorities with his tweets on terrorism in Britain, including highly publicised run-ins with London mayor Sadiq Khan.
Wednesday's retweets were part of an early morning burst in which Trump again dismissed CNN as "Fake News" and insisted the US economy was in "record territory" by many measures.
US President Donald Trump was "wrong" to retweet three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy head of British far-right group Britain First, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said.
"Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions. They cause anxiety to law abiding people," he said.
"British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right, which is the antithesis of the values that this country represents -- decency, tolerance and respect. It is wrong for the president to have done this."
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour party, had tweeted earlier: "I hope our government will condemn far-right retweets by Donald Trump. They are abhorrent, dangerous and a threat to our society."