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At last night’s campaign rally, Donald Trump whipped up the crowd to such a frenzy, they began chanting “Send her back,” referring to Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Trump claims he “disagreed it,” and tried to stop the chant saying he began speaking “very quickly.”
But if you watch the video, 13 long seconds of chanting goes by before he continues speaking. And when he does, it isn’t to admonish the racist chant.
We do have video recordings, you know…
President Trump said he tried to stop his supporters’ chants of “send her back” after he railed against the congresswoman Ilhan Omar. But video from last night’s rally contradicts him. Read more: https://t.co/sBEQr2Sa5O pic.twitter.com/pDGpfd75P5— New York Times Video (@nytvideo) July 18, 2019
Rep. Omar responded to the news of the chant by tweeting a quote from author Maya Angelou:
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.-Maya Angelou https://t.co/46jcXSXF0B
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 18, 2019
👋🏽 I am where I belong, at the people’s house and you’re just gonna have to deal! pic.twitter.com/W0OvDXGxQX— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 18, 2019
I asked the President why he didn’t stop the “send her back” chants from his supporters last night.
“I think i did,” he answered. “I started speaking quickly. I disagree with it by the way.”
Fact: the chant went on for 13 seconds before he started speaking again.— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) July 18, 2019
A chant like “Send her back!” is ugly and dangerous, and it is the inevitable consequence of President Trump’s demagoguery. This is how history’s worst episodes begin. We must not allow this man to take us to such a place.— Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 18, 2019
HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED:– Trump begins diatribe against Omar
– Crowd starts chanting, “Send her back!”
– Trump nods, pauses so chant can continue
– Someone tells Trump leading a white nationalist rally is a bridge to far
– Trump lies, says he tried to stop the chant pic.twitter.com/MlMDyjvtOM
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 18, 2019
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