Trump said he tried to stop the ‘send her back’ chants and this forensic takedown says it all
You’ll have seen by now the video of the ‘send her back’ chants directed at Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Republican rally presided over by Donald Trump.
If not, a quick reminder.
This is one of the single most racist moments in modern American political history. As Trump began attacking my friend Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the crowd began chanting “SEND HER BACK, SEND HER BACK.” It’s utterly despicable and dangerous. We are here. We are in THAT time. UGLY. pic.twitter.com/6M0PBXe4Lr
— Shaun King (@shaunking) July 17, 2019
The so-called president has now said he disagreed with the incident and claimed he tried to stop it.
“I was not happy with it. I disagree with it. It was quite a chant and I felt a little bit badly about it. I started speaking very quickly but it started up rather fast, as you probably noticed.”
And this takedown by the good people of Now This News is just perfect (especially the little second counter in the top right).
Trump says he stopped supporters from chanting ‘send her back’ about Rep. Ilhan Omar. He did no such thing. pic.twitter.com/ddQH1GZCy0
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 19, 2019
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