Trump criticized in Britain and U.S. for sharing anti-Muslim videosWASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared anti-Muslim videos posted on Twitter by a far-right British party leader, drawing condemnation from Britain, U.S. Muslim groups and some members of Congress. The White House defended the retweets by the Republican president, who during the 2016 U.S. election campaign called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” saying that he was raising security issues. As president, Trump has issued executive orders banning entry to some citizens of several Muslim-majority countries, although courts have partially blocked the measures from taking effect. “Look, I’m not talking about the nature of the video,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. “The threat is real and that’s what the president is talking about is the need for national security, the need for military spending, and those are very real things. There’s nothing fake about that.” Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of anti-immigration Britain First, posted the videos which she said showed a group of people who were Muslims beating a teenage boy to death, battering a boy on crutches and destroying a Christian statue. Fransen was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim woman and was ordered to pay a fine and legal costs. Some British lawmakers demanded an apology from Trump for sharing the videos with his nearly 44 million Twitter followers and U.S. Muslim groups said he had been incendiary and reckless. “It is wrong for the president to have done this,” the spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said. “Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions. They cause anxiety to law-abiding people,” the spokesman said. Trump fired back at May over her criticism. “Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine,” Trump tweeted, using an incorrect Twitter handle for May. He later issued a tweet with her correct handle, “@Theresa_May”.     Reuters was unable to immediately verify the videos and Fransen herself said they had come from various online sources which had been posted on her social media pages. “I’m delighted,” Fransen, who has 53,000 Twitter followers, told Reuters. She said Trump’s retweets showed the president shared her aim of raising awareness of “issues such as Islam”. The White House repeatedly refused to be drawn into the content of the videos or whether Trump was aware of the source of the tweets. “It’s about ensuring that individuals who come into the United States don’t pose a public safety or terrorism threat,” White House spokesman Raj Shah told reporters aboard Air Force One. Fransen thanked Trump and said, “The important message here is Donald Trump has been made aware of the persecution and prosecution of a political leader in Britain for giving what has been said by police to be an anti-Islamic speech.” ANTI-IMMIGRATION One of the videos that Trump retweeted first circulated on social and Egyptian state media in 2013, showing what appeared to be supporters of now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Mursi throwing two youths from a concrete tower onto a roof. In reference to another video that was titled “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!”, the Netherlands embassy in the United States tweeted back at Trump saying: “@realDonaldTrump Facts do matter. The perpetrator of the violent act in this video was born and raised in the Netherlands. He received and completed his sentence under Dutch law.” Trump’s promotion of the videos contrasts with the way he often criticizes mainstream U.S. media, lambasting some outlets for “fake news” when they air segments he regards as being against him. “What we saw today is one of many videos that is circulating on anti-Muslim hate websites,” said Ilhan Cagri with the U.S.-based Muslim Public Affairs Council. “It is years-old and simply aims to breed fear for Muslims and Islam and breed violence. It  has nothing to do with the practice of Islam itself,” Cagri said. The Anti-Defamation League said the retweets would only encourage “extremists and anti-Muslim bigots in the United States and abroad who exploit the propaganda value.” “Such content is the engine that fuels extremist movements and will embolden bigots in the U.S. who already believe the president is a fellow traveler,” the ADL said in a statement. Democrats in Congress and at least one Republican lawmaker were also critical of Trump.  “The violence depicted in these videos is horrific, but it is abhorrent that President Trump would choose to deliberately fan the flames of hatred and religious bigotry,” Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed said in a statement. Republican Senator John McCain, a frequent critic of Trump, said he was “surprised” that Trump had chosen to retweet those videos. “What do I think about it? Obviously, surprised. Surprised,” he told Reuters as he left a meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah at the U.S. Senate. Britain First is a peripheral political party which wants to end all immigration and bring in a comprehensive ban on Islam, with anyone found to be promoting the religion’s ideology to be deported or imprisoned. The group, which rarely garners any media attention but attracts a few hundred protesters to its regular street demonstrations, states on its website it is a “loyalist movement.” Critics say it is simply racist. Last week, Fransen was charged by the police in Northern Ireland with using threatening, abusive or insulting words in a speech at a rally in Belfast in August. Along with the group’s leader, she was also charged in September with causing religiously aggravated harassment over the distribution of leaflets and posting online videos during a court trial involving a number of Muslim men accused and later convicted of rape. Politicians in Britain condemned Trump, with Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, describing his tweets as “abhorrent, dangerous and a threat to our society.” In contrast, David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who has run for political office in Louisiana, praised Trump. “He’s condemned for showing us what the fake news media won’t,” Duke wrote on Twitter. “Thank God for Trump! That’s why we love him!” politicsNews
trump criticized britain sharing reuters president donald trump wednesday shared videos posted twitter british party leader drawing condemnation britain muslim groups members congress the white house defended tweets republican president election campaign called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states saying raising security issues as president trump issued executive orders banning entry citizens several countries although courts partially blocked measures taking effect look i talking nature video white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters the threat real president talking need national security need military spending real things there nothing fake jay france deputy leader britain first posted videos said showed group people muslims beating teenage boy death batting boy clutches destroying christian statue france convicted earlier month abusing muslim woman ordered pay fine legal costs some british lawmakers demanded apology trump sharing videos nearly million twitter followers muslim groups said incendiary reckless it wrong president done spokesman british prime minister theresa may said britain first seeks divide communities use hateful narratives paddle lies stoke tensions they cause anxiety people spokesman said trump fired back may criticism theresa theresamay focus focus destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within united kingdom we fine trump tweeted using incorrect twitter handle may he later issued tweet correct handle theresa_may reuters unable immediately verify videos france said come various online sources posted social media pages i delighted france twitter followers told reuters she said trump tweets showed president shared aim raising awareness issues islam the white house repeatedly refused drawn content videos whether trump aware source tweets it ensuring individuals come united states pose public safety terrorism threat white house spokesman raj shah told reporters aboard air force one france thanked trump said the important message donald trump made aware persecution prosecution political leader britain giving said police one videos trump retreated first circulated social egyptian state media showing appeared supporters islamic president mohammed music throwing two youths concrete tower onto roof in reference another video titled muslim migrant beats dutch boy clutches netherlands embassy united states tweeted back trump saying realdonaldtrump facts matter the perpetrator violent act video born raised netherlands he received completed sentence dutch trump promotion videos contrasts way often criticizes mainstream media lambasting outlets fake news air segments regards what saw today one many videos circulating hate websites said lhan agri muslim public affairs council it simply aims breed fear muslims islam breed violence it nothing practice islam agri said the league said tweets would encourage extremists rights united states abroad exploit propaganda such content engine fuels extremist movements embolden rights already believe president fellow traveler adl said statement democrats congress least one republican lawmaker also critical trump the violence depicted videos horrific abhorrent president trump would choose deliberately fan flames hatred religious bigotry democratic senator jack reed said statement republican senator john mccain frequent critic trump said surprised trump chosen between videos what i think obviously surprised surprised told reuters left meeting jordanian king abdullah senate britain first peripheral political party wants end immigration bring comprehensive ban islam anyone found promoting religion ideology deported imprisoned the group rarely garner media attention attracts hundred protesters regular street demonstrations states website loyalist critics say simply racist last week france charged police northern ireland using threatening abusive insulting words speech rally belfast august along group leader also charged september causing religiously aggravated harassment distribution leaflets posting online videos court trial involving number muslim men accused later convicted rape politicians britain condemned trump jeremy corbyn leader opposition labour party describing tweets abhorrent dangerous threat in contrast david duke former ku flux plan leader run political office louisiana praised trump he condemned showing us fake news media duke wrote twitter thank god trump that love politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump criticized in Britain and U.S. for sharing anti-Muslim videosWASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday shared anti-Muslim videos posted on Twitter by a far-right British party leader, drawing condemnation from Britain, U.S. Muslim groups and some members of Congress. The White House defended the retweets by the Republican president, who during the 2016 U.S. election campaign called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” saying that he was raising security issues. As president, Trump has issued executive orders banning entry to some citizens of several Muslim-majority countries, although courts have partially blocked the measures from taking effect. “Look, I’m not talking about the nature of the video,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. “The threat is real and that’s what the president is talking about is the need for national security, the need for military spending, and those are very real things. There’s nothing fake about that.” Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of anti-immigration Britain First, posted the videos which she said showed a group of people who were Muslims beating a teenage boy to death, battering a boy on crutches and destroying a Christian statue. Fransen was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim woman and was ordered to pay a fine and legal costs. Some British lawmakers demanded an apology from Trump for sharing the videos with his nearly 44 million Twitter followers and U.S. Muslim groups said he had been incendiary and reckless. “It is wrong for the president to have done this,” the spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May said. “Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions. They cause anxiety to law-abiding people,” the spokesman said. Trump fired back at May over her criticism. “Theresa @theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine,” Trump tweeted, using an incorrect Twitter handle for May. He later issued a tweet with her correct handle, “@Theresa_May”.     Reuters was unable to immediately verify the videos and Fransen herself said they had come from various online sources which had been posted on her social media pages. “I’m delighted,” Fransen, who has 53,000 Twitter followers, told Reuters. She said Trump’s retweets showed the president shared her aim of raising awareness of “issues such as Islam”. The White House repeatedly refused to be drawn into the content of the videos or whether Trump was aware of the source of the tweets. “It’s about ensuring that individuals who come into the United States don’t pose a public safety or terrorism threat,” White House spokesman Raj Shah told reporters aboard Air Force One. Fransen thanked Trump and said, “The important message here is Donald Trump has been made aware of the persecution and prosecution of a political leader in Britain for giving what has been said by police to be an anti-Islamic speech.” ANTI-IMMIGRATION One of the videos that Trump retweeted first circulated on social and Egyptian state media in 2013, showing what appeared to be supporters of now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Mursi throwing two youths from a concrete tower onto a roof. In reference to another video that was titled “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!”, the Netherlands embassy in the United States tweeted back at Trump saying: “@realDonaldTrump Facts do matter. The perpetrator of the violent act in this video was born and raised in the Netherlands. He received and completed his sentence under Dutch law.” Trump’s promotion of the videos contrasts with the way he often criticizes mainstream U.S. media, lambasting some outlets for “fake news” when they air segments he regards as being against him. “What we saw today is one of many videos that is circulating on anti-Muslim hate websites,” said Ilhan Cagri with the U.S.-based Muslim Public Affairs Council. “It is years-old and simply aims to breed fear for Muslims and Islam and breed violence. It  has nothing to do with the practice of Islam itself,” Cagri said. The Anti-Defamation League said the retweets would only encourage “extremists and anti-Muslim bigots in the United States and abroad who exploit the propaganda value.” “Such content is the engine that fuels extremist movements and will embolden bigots in the U.S. who already believe the president is a fellow traveler,” the ADL said in a statement. Democrats in Congress and at least one Republican lawmaker were also critical of Trump.  “The violence depicted in these videos is horrific, but it is abhorrent that President Trump would choose to deliberately fan the flames of hatred and religious bigotry,” Democratic U.S. Senator Jack Reed said in a statement. Republican Senator John McCain, a frequent critic of Trump, said he was “surprised” that Trump had chosen to retweet those videos. “What do I think about it? Obviously, surprised. Surprised,” he told Reuters as he left a meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah at the U.S. Senate. Britain First is a peripheral political party which wants to end all immigration and bring in a comprehensive ban on Islam, with anyone found to be promoting the religion’s ideology to be deported or imprisoned. The group, which rarely garners any media attention but attracts a few hundred protesters to its regular street demonstrations, states on its website it is a “loyalist movement.” Critics say it is simply racist. Last week, Fransen was charged by the police in Northern Ireland with using threatening, abusive or insulting words in a speech at a rally in Belfast in August. Along with the group’s leader, she was also charged in September with causing religiously aggravated harassment over the distribution of leaflets and posting online videos during a court trial involving a number of Muslim men accused and later convicted of rape. Politicians in Britain condemned Trump, with Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, describing his tweets as “abhorrent, dangerous and a threat to our society.” In contrast, David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who has run for political office in Louisiana, praised Trump. “He’s condemned for showing us what the fake news media won’t,” Duke wrote on Twitter. “Thank God for Trump! That’s why we love him!” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump criticized britain sharing reuters president donald trump wednesday shared videos posted twitter british party leader drawing condemnation britain muslim groups members congress the white house defended tweets republican president election campaign called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states saying raising security issues as president trump issued executive orders banning entry citizens several countries although courts partially blocked measures taking effect look i talking nature video white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters the threat real president talking need national security need military spending real things there nothing fake jay france deputy leader britain first posted videos said showed group people muslims beating teenage boy death batting boy clutches destroying christian statue france convicted earlier month abusing muslim woman ordered pay fine legal costs some british lawmakers demanded apology trump sharing videos nearly million twitter followers muslim groups said incendiary reckless it wrong president done spokesman british prime minister theresa may said britain first seeks divide communities use hateful narratives paddle lies stoke tensions they cause anxiety people spokesman said trump fired back may criticism theresa theresamay focus focus destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within united kingdom we fine trump tweeted using incorrect twitter handle may he later issued tweet correct handle theresa_may reuters unable immediately verify videos france said come various online sources posted social media pages i delighted france twitter followers told reuters she said trump tweets showed president shared aim raising awareness issues islam the white house repeatedly refused drawn content videos whether trump aware source tweets it ensuring individuals come united states pose public safety terrorism threat white house spokesman raj shah told reporters aboard air force one france thanked trump said the important message donald trump made aware persecution prosecution political leader britain giving said police one videos trump retreated first circulated social egyptian state media showing appeared supporters islamic president mohammed music throwing two youths concrete tower onto roof in reference another video titled muslim migrant beats dutch boy clutches netherlands embassy united states tweeted back trump saying realdonaldtrump facts matter the perpetrator violent act video born raised netherlands he received completed sentence dutch trump promotion videos contrasts way often criticizes mainstream media lambasting outlets fake news air segments regards what saw today one many videos circulating hate websites said lhan agri muslim public affairs council it simply aims breed fear muslims islam breed violence it nothing practice islam agri said the league said tweets would encourage extremists rights united states abroad exploit propaganda such content engine fuels extremist movements embolden rights already believe president fellow traveler adl said statement democrats congress least one republican lawmaker also critical trump the violence depicted videos horrific abhorrent president trump would choose deliberately fan flames hatred religious bigotry democratic senator jack reed said statement republican senator john mccain frequent critic trump said surprised trump chosen between videos what i think obviously surprised surprised told reuters left meeting jordanian king abdullah senate britain first peripheral political party wants end immigration bring comprehensive ban islam anyone found promoting religion ideology deported imprisoned the group rarely garner media attention attracts hundred protesters regular street demonstrations states website loyalist critics say simply racist last week france charged police northern ireland using threatening abusive insulting words speech rally belfast august along group leader also charged september causing religiously aggravated harassment distribution leaflets posting online videos court trial involving number muslim men accused later convicted rape politicians britain condemned trump jeremy corbyn leader opposition labour party describing tweets abhorrent dangerous threat in contrast david duke former ku flux plan leader run political office louisiana praised trump he condemned showing us fake news media duke wrote twitter thank god trump that love politicsnews