MSNBC's Wallace apologizes for remark on Trump and Latinos

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Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace has apologized for falsely saying on her show that President Donald Trump was “talking about exterminating Latinos.”

She apologized Tuesday on Twitter for a comment she made on her show the day before. She tweeted that her mistake wasn’t intentional and that she was sorry.

Wallace was responding to a remark by USA Today columnist Raul Reyes, who was a guest on her afternoon show. Reyes had noted that Trump has talked about an infestation through illegal immigration, and the natural conclusion is to attempt an extermination.

Wallace was a communications director for former President George W. Bush and has been a harsh critic of Trump.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/553eb5c841b44ec19275360c12082559

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Excuse me, not feeling so wel

[greyl]

2. Terrible job by AP. Nicole's full statement:

"I misspoke about Trump calling for an extermination of Latinos. My mistake was unintentional and I’m sorry. Trump’s constant assault on people of color and his use of the word “invasion” to describe the flow of immigrants is intentional and constant."

Link to tweet

[OnDoutside]

4. Her mistake was only to speak too soon.

[radius777]

3. Ridiculous, she has nothing apologize for.

As the guest said, the logical conclusion to infestation is extermination, as white supremacists have always believed.

The corporate media deliberately hides the truth about Trump, who is a fascist ass motherfucker, just like the voters who support him, and cheer on his evil.

[dalton99a]

5. Mass murder is the escalator speech carried to its logical conclusion.

[Thekaspervote]

6. she doesn't have anything to apologize for. we should make that abundantly clear to MSNBC

Truth to words.. that’s all she did

[stopdiggin]

7. allowed her guest to lead her

into using a term (exterminating) that she shouldn't have. Apology accepted. (and apology pointed to Trump's own constant use of xenophobic language)

[More_Cowbell]

8. Although I remember her part in the Sarah Palin debacle

I feel like she's done a lot to atone for that. And her interview of David Jolly the other day was very very good.

Steve Schmidt, likewise, has seemed to regret what he did.

I wonder sometimes what would have happened if McCain had been allowed to pick his first choice, Joe Lieberman.

[Skidmore]

9. Trump supporters were

demanding an on air apology from her yesterday. Glad she didn't do it.

[Mike Nelson]

10. I watched...

… in context, the remark was understandable. It was a stronger way of saying what Crooked Donald wants... maybe the mistake was not saying it was allegorical? I think she's said worse, btw, and rightfully so...

[Vinca]

11. But it sounds so much like Trump . . .

[bucolic_frolic]

12. cages and camps we know about

did he ever use the word "infestation"? I have no idea. To me that word is an escalation from "invasion" which is more casual.

I think the news media must use these opportunities to alert the public to the possibilities and grave nature of the path the country is on. So this was a public service Freudian slip.

[not_the_one]

21. yes, he did use infest and infestation

first about rat infested cities (populated with immigrants and POC), then crime infested cities (populated with immigrants and POC), and also in reference to his fav "shithole countries"... ALL populated by POC.

It is a planned, pattern of speech designed as a bullhorn to his base...

https://www.theroot.com/all-the-times-donald-trump-tweeted-the-word-infested-1836799184

[kentuck]

13. No need to apologize.

She is sharp as a tack.

[stonecutter357]

14. Nicolle Wallace is a war criminal / rwnj.....

[MissMillie]

15. I don't know why

anyone feels the need to make up bad stuff about Mr. Trump.

He's bad enough on his own.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. This is what liberals do -- they CORRECT misstatements, even when they're only technically wrong.

RWNJs just double down on the lies and misinformation.

[Paladin]

17. These unnecessary apologies just fuel and empower trump.

Nicole Wallace has nothing to regret.

[Hotler]

18. Why does she even have a show? But then,

Joe and Mika have a show. Answered my own question.

[sdfernando]

19. She wasn't wrong

I see nothing wrong with what she said. She spoke the truth.

[jcgoldie]

20. This is the game republicans have been playing for years didn't start wit Trump

Act like complete fascist assholes and then when someone calls it what it is cry victimhood. The media is out to get me!

[wyldwolf]

22. SHE only said what HE'S thinking.

[Yonnie3]

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