Mother of Manchester Arena victim pleads with President Trump online
The mother of a young man, who was killed when terrorists targeted an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, has reached out to POTUS Donald Trump in a desperate bid to highlight the danger of the remarks he makes online.
After Trump retweeted three unverified videos from the account of Jayda Fransen last week, the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, British politicians were quick to condemn his actions.
Unsurprisingly, Trump chose not to heed their criticism and instead lashed out at British Prime Minister, Theresa May, by encouraging her not to focus on his online conduct, but direct her attention to the 'Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom.'
.@Theresa_May, 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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2017
Responding to the former reality star's assessment of global terrorism, Figen Murray tweeted the president and laid bare her experience of terrorism.
"My son Martyn Hett was killed at Manchester arena," Figen Murray began in a tweet in recent days."So I experienced terror first hand."
My son Martyn Hett was killed at Manchester arena. So I experienced terror first hand. But spreading racist material is equal to throwing petrol into a burning fire. Anger breeds anger, hate breeds hate! Please just stop all this hate campaign.
— Figen Murray (@FigenMurray) November 30, 2017
Urging the President to see the folly in his attitude, Figen reminded him that his approach will have a detrimental impact on the wider public.
"But spreading racist material is equal to throwing petrol into a burning fire. Anger breeds anger, hate breeds hate! Please just stop all this hate campaign."
Figen's tweet has been liked more than 15,000 times since its upload in recent days.
