The White House is defending US President Donald Trump’s anti-Islam retweets, which have drawn rebuke in the UK, reviving calls for revoking his planned visit to Britain.
The widely condemned retweets of videos, posted by leader of the far-right organization Britain First Jayda Fransen, purportedly showed violence committed by Muslims.
“@realDonaldTrump you are not welcome in my country and my city,” said Labour Party lawmaker David Lammy in a tweet on Wednesday, while another Labour legislator, Chuka Umunna, said directly that Trump’s invitation to visit Britain “should be withdrawn.”
The office of British Prime Minister Theresa May also described Trump’s move as “wrong” but announced that the visit is not cancelled.
“British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right, which is the antithesis of the values that this country represents — decency, tolerance and respect,” read a statement by May’s…