Politics

British hate group relishes in recent boost from Trump

The far-right white nationalist hate group Britain First updated the cover photo on its Facebook page Wednesday — adding a photo of a beaming Donald Trump waving to supporters at a rally.

The undated photo was updated Wednesday morning shortly after the commander-in-chief retweeted a trio of inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy leader of the group, Jayda Fransen.

Pictured standing behind Trump at the rally are supporters holding aloft signs that read: “The silent majority stands with Trump.”

The president’s retweets sparked widespread outrage and condemnation from anti-racist groups and even Prime Minister Theresa May, who said Trump was “wrong” to post “hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions.”

But Fransen quickly responded in all-caps on Twitter, saying: “DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF HAS RETWEETED THESE VIDEOS AND HAS AROUND 44 MILLION FOLLOWERS! GOD BLESS YOU TRUMP! GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

And many of the group’s 1.75 million followers also chimed in to praise the president.

“As an American, I can truly say without reserve, how proud I am to call Donald Trump my President. The fact that so many Liberals and phony Republicans (John McCain) hate him makes me admire and respect him even more,” commented a user named Richard Stott Rowley.

“Be Blessed Britain First !!!! President Trump does not make willy-nilly, vacuous postings on social media. He has a purpose. I’m guessing he’s sending a subtle message to the Dhimmis in your UK government who are allowing the infection of

Orthodox islam to take control of the UK government system,” added John Salsgiver in another typical post.

“Dhimmis” is a derogatory term for Christians and Jews living under Muslim rule.

The descriptions of the videos the president shared read: “VIDEO: Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!” and “VIDEO: Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!” and “VIDEO: Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!”

Trump has sought to ban immigrants from certain Muslim-majority nations, and was accused during his campaign and presidency of unfairly targeting an entire religion.