Dismisses white nationalism as a threat hours after Christchurch mosque massacre

Hours after a white-nationalist gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Trump was asked in the Oval Office whether he saw white nationalism as a rising global threat. He replied, 'I don't, really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems.' The Christchurch shooter's manifesto had praised Trump as 'a symbol of renewed white identity.' Critics, including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, publicly rejected his characterization; asked whether she agreed the threat was not rising, Ardern answered, 'No.'

"I don't, really. I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems." Quote verified against source