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In the wake of President Trump’s wild press conference in the lobby of Trump Tower, the Big Three Networks put extra focus on Trump, along with questions about how he views race in the United States. So come Wednesday, NBC Nightly News aired a report where they sat down with a self-described white nationalist to hear him sing the praises of the President. In contrast, CBS Evening News held a small focus group where they spoke with three Republican women, two black and one white, who defended Trump.
“After the President's remarks, white supremacists have come out of the shadows to cheer his message, viewing it as a validation of their own racist beliefs,” announced NBC Anchor Lester Holt as he led into the segment.
Reporter Jacob Soboroff interviewed William Johnson, a white nationalist who lived in California. “And do you believe that Donald Trump saying things like that will ultimately bring America closer to your goal of a white ethno-state,” Soboroff asked him.
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