Last Friday, after the horrific news had broken that a racist gunman had killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, a reporter at the White House asked Donald Trump if he believed that white nationalism was a growing threat around the world. "I don't, really," Trump responded. "I think it's a small group of people."
That same day, the White House adviser Kellyanne Conway casually dismissed the alleged shooter's murderous racism, choosing instead to label him an "eco-terrorist".
And two days later, the acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, appeared on Fox News Sunday. Chris Wallace, the host, asked Mulvaney if the president "had considered giving a major speech condemning anti-Muslim, white supremacist bigotry".
"The president is not a white supremacist," Mulvaney said, chuckling. "I'm not sure how many times we have to say that."
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