Trump Shares Tweet By Katie Hopkins Who Previously Compared Migrants To 'Cockroaches'
- 5 years ago
President Trump shared a controversial tweet on Saturday.
President Trump on Saturday shared a tweet by far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins who previously compared migrants to "cockroaches."
The president seemed to be trying to defend himself after the crowd at a recent rally began chanting "send her back" about Somali-born Representative Ilhan Omar.
A video of that part of the rally was tweeted by Hopkins along with her praise, saying, "New Campaign slogan for #2020? 'Don't love it? Leave it!' Send her back is the new lock her up. Well done to #TeamTrump."
Trump did not mention her directly, but said in his comment after sharing her post, "As you can see, I did nothing to lead people on, nor was I particularly happy with their chant. Just a very big and patriotic crowd. They love the USA!"
According to the Guardian, Hopkins "once wrote a column comparing migrants to 'cockroaches' and 'feral humans.'"
President Trump on Saturday shared a tweet by far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins who previously compared migrants to "cockroaches."
The president seemed to be trying to defend himself after the crowd at a recent rally began chanting "send her back" about Somali-born Representative Ilhan Omar.
A video of that part of the rally was tweeted by Hopkins along with her praise, saying, "New Campaign slogan for #2020? 'Don't love it? Leave it!' Send her back is the new lock her up. Well done to #TeamTrump."
Trump did not mention her directly, but said in his comment after sharing her post, "As you can see, I did nothing to lead people on, nor was I particularly happy with their chant. Just a very big and patriotic crowd. They love the USA!"
According to the Guardian, Hopkins "once wrote a column comparing migrants to 'cockroaches' and 'feral humans.'"