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Trump Calls For NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace To Apologize Over Noose 'Hoax'

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President Trump followed up a pair of divisive speeches over the holiday weekend on Monday by castigating NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag and calling …
President Trump followed up a pair of divisive speeches over the holiday weekend on Monday by castigating NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag and calling on its only African American driver to apologize for „a hoax“ involving a rope fashioned into a noose that the FBI later determined was not a hate crime.
The president’s comments — in the form of a tweet about NASCAR and driver Bubba Wallace — were the latest in a series of inflammatory statements Trump has made that seem aimed at stoking his base, even as his job approval numbers hovered at their lowest-ever level amid racial tensions over the death of George Floyd and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
„Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!“ the president tweeted Monday morning.

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