After a gunman left 50 dead in an anti-Muslim massacre at two mosques in New Zealand, President Trump did not condemn the white supremacy extolled by the alleged shooter, nor did he express explicit sympathy with Muslims around the globe. He is always getting us to look backwards.”The White House was quick to dismiss any suggestion that Trump should be connected to the massacre or the alleged attacker. And the next month, Trump toyed with the idea of creating a database of all Muslims in the United States. One former senior administration official said Trump often associated Muslims with terrorism and rehashed grim Muslim terrorist attacks, even in private. In the wake of the New Zealand massacre, Trump seemed eager to change the topic.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 00:40 UTC