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The U.S President Donald Trump has angrily complained that he is being blamed for the far-right terror attack in Christchurch. The terrorist attack in Christchurch caused 50 people killed. Trump tweeted on Monday morning, “The Fake News Media is working overtime to blame me for the horrible attack in New Zealand. They will have to work very hard to prove that one. So Ridiculous”! It is noteworthy that the U.S President was criticized for directing followers on Twitter to Breitbart. This is a far-right website with a history of anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Trump also extended his warmest sympathy and best wishes to the people of New Zealand. But, he failed to label the shootings a terror attack or criticize the white supremacist ideology behind it, in contrast to his rapid response to Islamist terror attacks. Trump later denied that there was an increasing threat from white nationalism following the incident in New Zealand. He informed reporters at the White House on Friday.

Trump said, “I think it’s a small group of people that have very, very serious problems”. The Southern Poverty Law Centre (SPLC) monitors extremist violence. The SPLC has indicated that it came in spite of white supremacist killings in the U.S more than doubling during the last year. The organization blamed the president in a report last month of pushing noxious anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim ideas into the public consciousness.

Some others have claimed Trump’s hostile policies and rhetoric regarding Muslims has contributed to an emboldening of white supremacism and Islamophobic views. Trump called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S during his campaign for the presidency. He said he would look at ways to get rid of them from the country.

The Friday incidents have sparked renewed warnings regarding the growing threat of neo-Nazism and followed deadly far-right attacks in the U.S, the UK, and elsewhere in Europe during the recent years. The suspect charged over the Christchurch attack is believed to have links with violent racist groups in Europe and Asia. The security sources said Brenton Tarrant is thought to have met with extreme right-wing organizations in Europe 2 years ago.