A Top Trump Adviser Says The Minnesota Mosque Bombing May Be A “Fake Hate Crime”

Three days after a bomb exploded at a mosque in suburban Minneapolis, a White House official told MSNBC that he isn’t yet convinced the attack was not a “fake hate crime.”

President Trump has not issued a statement – via Twitter or the White House press office – since the attack at Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center took place.

On MSNBC, Sebastian Gorka, a top national security adviser to the president, said the president won’t speak out about the bombing until “local authorities provide their assessment.” (Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has called the bombing “a criminal act of terrorism.” The local police handed the investigation to the FBI.)

“When we have some kind of finalized investigation, absolutely – so, you know, there’s a great rule, all initial reports are false, you have to check them and you have to find out who the perpetrators are,” Gorka said in response to a question about whether the White House will address the bombing.

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