Trump in Panic Mode, Tries to Deny He Ever Made Racist Comments About Judge
A host of Republican politicians have denounced Donald Trump — their own nominee for president! — for his racist comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, and now he’s starting to panic, and trying to walk back those comments by saying they’ve been “misconstrued” in a statement clearly not written by Trump himself. (But notice there’s no apology here.)
Because he has thousands of Mexican and Hispanic friends. He even employs some of them, if you can believe that.
It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage. I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges. All judges should be held to that standard. I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial, but, based on the rulings that I have received in the Trump University civil case, I feel justified in questioning whether I am receiving a fair trial.
