Trump shares video where supporter yells ‘white power’, then deletes it
- Pro-Trump parader twice exclaimed ‘white power’ while holding a fist and was sitting next to another supporter chanting ‘Trump’
- The US president later deleted the tweet
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Oma Seddiq on politico.com on June 28, 2020.
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning retweeted a video of senior citizens in Florida taking part in a golf-cart parade where one supporter yelled “white power” twice while pumping his fist in the air.
The scene that erupted in The Villages, a retirement community in Florida, took place amid continuing social unrest unfolding across the country over police brutality and racism.
“Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” Trump tweeted. “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!”
The president deleted the tweet a few hours later.
The pro-Trump parader twice exclaimed “white power” while holding a fist and was sitting next to another supporter chanting “Trump.” Another person, who appeared to be an anti-Trump protester, pointed toward him and responded: “There you go, white power.”