Trump says he disagrees with 'send her back' chant (UPDATED)

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Last edited Thu Jul 18, 2019, 02:00 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Thursday said he disagrees with the "send her back" chant that rang throughout his North Carolina rally when he attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

"I was not happy with it," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I disagree with it."

The president for days has continued to attack Omar and three of her colleagues after saying they should "go back" to their home countries, even though they are all U.S. citizens. Only Omar, who came to the U.S. a refugee from Somalia, was born outside the country.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/453735-trump-says-he-disagrees-with-send-her-back-chant

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Bullshit. He could have stopped that chant within seconds if he'd wanted to. He could have made his disagreement with it clear to his supporters, if he had disagreed with it.

He's backpedaling now because he knows he's in trouble.



UPDATING AFTER THE HILL ADDED TO THEIR INITIAL STORY:


According to the additions to the story, Trump was asked why he didn't stop the chant.

He said he thought he did because he "started speaking very quickly."

Facts disagree:

[div class"excerpt"]The president did not speak up to stop the refrain. After the chants began, he paused for 14 seconds, looked around with a neutral expression and waited for the crowd to quiet down before continuing his remarks.

Trump also suggested to reporters that they go to North Carolina and ask the people there why they were chanting those words. The Hill viewed this as Trump trying to distance himself from those supporters.




EDITING AGAIN to add a tweet with video:

Link to tweet