President Donald Trump has been criticized for his racially charged language, with critics fearing his language incites violence. white house Trump denies his ‘very nice’ language encouraged white supremacist Coast Guard officer

President Donald Trump denied Friday that his language enabled a Coast Guard officer accused of being a white nationalist who plotted to kill journalists and Democratic politicians.

While speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he believes Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson’s plan to carry out white-supremacist terror attacks is “a shame.”


“It’s a very sad thing when a thing like that happens,” the president said. “I’ve expressed that.”

Hasson was initially arrested last week on charges of illegal weapons and drug possession. However, authorities later found files on Hasson’s computer containing plans to target members of Congress and media figures in hopes of creating a “white homeland,” a court filing said.

When asked whether he bears any responsibility for monitoring his language, the president said no.

“I think my language is very nice,” he said.

Trump has launched a verbal assault on the media, often referring to news outlets as “the enemy of the people” and “fake news.” The president’s supporters have heckled reporters at the president’s rallies, and a reporter was once physically attacked. In addition, CNN and prominent Democrats last year were targeted with pipe bombs by an apparent Trump supporter.

The president has also been criticized for his racially charged language, which critics fear incites violence.