Headline Roundup • July 18th, 2019
Trump Says He's Unhappy With 'Send Her Back' Chants
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NBC News Digital
President Donald Trump on Thursday attempted to distance himself from a boisterous "send her back" chant aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that occurred at his campaign rally Wednesday night.
"I was not happy with it — I disagree with it," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding, "I didn't say that, they did."
The chant broke out among rally-goers in North Carolina after the president went on an extended rant about Omar and three of her House colleagues — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ayanna...
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump blamed his supporters Thursday for a chant of "send her back" that erupted at his North Carolina rally, even though he did nothing to stop the taunts against a black lawmaker.
"I disagree with it,” the president told reporters a day later in the Oval Office. "I wasn't happy with that message."
Pressed further, Trump suggested that reporters return to North Carolina to ask why supporters began the chant during Wednesday's rally. The audience broke into the chant in the middle of a lengthy criticism...
Washington Examiner
President Trump said he disagrees with the "send her back" chant that broke out during his rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, which was directed at Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Asked why he did not stop the audience in Greenville, Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office, "I think I did — I started speaking very quickly.”
He added, "I was not happy with it — I disagree with it."
