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Donald Trump Jr gives interview to far-right conspiracy website known for antisemitic and racist art
Source: The Independent
Donald Trump Jr gives interview to far-right conspiracy website known for antisemitic and racist articles
President's son says interview was not planned but does not fully denounce conspiracy site
Reis Thebault
10 hours ago
The "citizen reporters" at TruNews typically pump out racist and antisemitic conspiracy-laden articles about reptile people plotting a government takeover and secret death squads that perpetrate mass shootings, all while counting down to "the second coming of Jesus Christ."
But on Thursday night, the right-wing fringe website scored one of its biggest stories yet: an interview with Donald Trump Jr.
Trump Jr – the president's eldest son, business heir and hype man – spoke to TruNews correspondent Kerry Kinsey at his father's Grand Rapids, Michigan, rally on Thursday.
"Look who we've got, Don Jr," Mr Kinsey says at the outset. "This is great."
In the five-minute interview that followed, Mr Trump Jr rehashed tried-and-tested talking points about fake news, the deep state and Hillary Clinton, as Mr Kinsey teed up milquetoast questions. As the conversation wrapped up, Mr Kinsey made a final request: "Would you tell your dad that TruNews loves your dad and we always give him a fair shake?"
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President's son says interview was not planned but does not fully denounce conspiracy site
Reis Thebault
10 hours ago
The "citizen reporters" at TruNews typically pump out racist and antisemitic conspiracy-laden articles about reptile people plotting a government takeover and secret death squads that perpetrate mass shootings, all while counting down to "the second coming of Jesus Christ."
But on Thursday night, the right-wing fringe website scored one of its biggest stories yet: an interview with Donald Trump Jr.
Trump Jr – the president's eldest son, business heir and hype man – spoke to TruNews correspondent Kerry Kinsey at his father's Grand Rapids, Michigan, rally on Thursday.
"Look who we've got, Don Jr," Mr Kinsey says at the outset. "This is great."
In the five-minute interview that followed, Mr Trump Jr rehashed tried-and-tested talking points about fake news, the deep state and Hillary Clinton, as Mr Kinsey teed up milquetoast questions. As the conversation wrapped up, Mr Kinsey made a final request: "Would you tell your dad that TruNews loves your dad and we always give him a fair shake?"
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jr-far-right-conspiracy-website-interview-trunews-a8846706.html
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