Trump Condemns ‘Slaughter’ Of Christians In Berlin

Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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President-elect Donald Trump sent his condolences Monday to the victims of an apparent terrorist attack at a Christmas market in Berlin and seemed to characterize the incident, where a truck driver killed at least 9 and injured many others after barreling into the crowd, as an act of the Islamic State.

“Our hearts and prayers are with the loved ones of the victims of today’s horrifying terror attack in Berlin,” Trump’s statement read. “Innocent civilians were murdered in the streets as they prepared to celebrate the Christmas holiday. ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad. These terrorists and their regional and worldwide networks must be eradicated from the face of the earth, a mission we will carry out with all freedom-loving partners.”

Authorities were still investigating the attack and had not offered any motive.

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  1. Uh… The same guys are killing Muslims too - a lot more of them in fact.

  2. He just keeps stirring up the hatred.

  3. The investigators should ask Don since he seems to know everything about the incident.

  4. Drumpf: "Let’s see nine Christians slaughtered in Berlin versus 450,000 civilians, 50,000 of them children, in Syria. One of those groups deserves a tweet.

    “Kellyanne, is my taco bowl here yet?”

  5. I am so sick of right wing asshats only caring about Christians who are killed around the world. They don’t give a damn that secularists face persecution and death, or LGBTQ people, or people of other faith traditions. I refuse to view Christians around the world as any more worth saving than any other religions’ adherents. GFY, Trump.

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