Former Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall stunned White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing on Monday with an unexpected question about free speech.The Grammy Award-winning musician asked if President Trump would consider granting asylum to British citizens facing prosecution for "hate speech" in the UK.FULL STORY HERE.
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00:00In Britain, we have had over a quarter of a million people issued non-crime hate incidents.
00:08As we speak, there are people in prison for quite literally reposting memes.
00:13We have extensive prison sentences for tweets, social media posts, and general free speech issues.
00:23Would the Trump administration consider political asylum for British citizens in such a situation?
00:31Well, to your latter question, it's a very good one.
00:33I have not heard that proposed to the president, nor have I spoken to him about that idea.
00:38But I certainly can and talk to our national security team and see if it's something the administration would entertain.
00:44Yes, please.
00:44To your first question.