Donald Trump: Supporters’ video ‘showed president killing journalists and rivals’

The paper said former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, the president’s eldest son Donald Trump Jnr, and Florida governor Ron DeSantis attended the even

Journalist organisation the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) condemned the video.

Its president, Jonathan Karl, said: “The WHCA is horrified by a video reportedly shown over the weekend at a political conference organised by the president’s supporters.

“All Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the president’s political opponents.

“We have previously told the president his rhetoric could incite violence. Now we call on him and everybody associated with this conference to denounce this video and affirm that violence has no place in our society.”

American Priority, said in a statement on Twitter that it had not been aware of the video and did not approve it.

“It has come to our attention that an unauthorised video was shown,” the group said, adding that the video had been shown in a “side room”.

“This video was not approved, seen or sanctioned by the organisers,” it added.

American Priority says on its website that it supports free speech as protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

A spokesman for Mr Trump’s campaign said he knew nothing about the video, the New York Times reported.