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White House aide says 'absurd' to link mosque shooter, Trump

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Last Updated : Mar 18 2019 | 12:55 AM IST

A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump "is not a white supremacist" and attempts to tie him to the alleged New Zealand mosque shooter are "absurd."
Mick Mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, described the New Zealand shooter as a "disturbed individual" and "evil person" and said it was unfair to cast the 28-year-old Australian "as a supporter of Donald Trump any more than it is to look at his, sort of his eco-terrorist passages in that manifesto and align him with Nancy Pelosi or Ms Ocasio-Cortez."
"Look at what we've done while we've been here," he said. "I don't think anybody could say that the president is anti-Muslim."

I don't know enough about it yet." Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., disagreed, saying white nationalism is on the rise "and the president should call it out, but sadly he's not doing that."

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First Published: Mar 18 2019 | 12:55 AM IST

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