Keith Ellison: Evidence points to Trump being 'sympathetic' to white nationalist point of view

[DonViejo]

BY OWEN DAUGHERTY - 03/18/19 10:16 AM EDT

Minnesota state Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), who was the first Muslim representative elected to Congress, said President Trump does not see white nationalism as a rising threat around the world because evidence shows he is “sympathetic” to that point of view.

Speaking on CNN’s "New Day" on Monday morning, Ellison addressed Trump’s comments on white nationalism, which came just hours after mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand left at least 49 people dead.

“I think sometimes you simply have to yield to the objective evidence, and that is, it points to him being sympathetic to that point of view,” Ellison said, referring to the white nationalist point of view. “Whether it’s Charlottesville or whatever it is, it all seems to point back to he has some sympathy for that position and is not willing to condemn it.”

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Ellison formerly served as a Democratic congressman from Minnesota and the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee.

He pointed to other evidence, such as choosing not to denounce former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, as evidence that Trump is sympathetic to white nationalism.

“There are so many points of evidence that indicate that for some reason, he is reluctant to condemn white supremacy or recognize it,” Ellison said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/434511-keith-ellison-evidence-points-to-trump-being-sympathetic-to-white-nationalist

[lark]

1. He's being too nice. Drumpf is a Fascist, with everything that entails.

He actively promotes racial hatred, so it doesn't matter what he calls himself (probably God), we see that he is truly a Nazi Fascist criminal in everything he does and says and actively promotes at a world wide level.

[mr_lebowski]

2. +1 (nt)

[Wednesdays]

3. Ya think? nt