President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to distance himself from the racist “Send her back!” chant supporters shouted at a rally in North Carolina the night before.
The president specifically blamed his supporters for starting the chant, saying he was unhappy with their words, ignoring the fact that they were simply a repetition of his own racist tweets days earlier.
When asked why he didn’t stop the chant, Trump pushed back. “Number one, I think I did. I started speaking very quickly,” he said.
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