Unbelievable. Check the bolded below.
In a lengthy statement blasted out to reporters Tuesday afternoon, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said he will no longer comment on the fraud lawsuits against Trump University—and in turn will stop lambasting Curiel, the judge presiding over the case. For several months, Trump has specifically targeted Curiel over his Mexican heritage (he was born in Indiana), claiming it is a “conflict of interest” for him to preside over the case due to the billionaire businessman’s stance on immigration and inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants.
The decision to stop discussing the lawsuits comes just a day after Trump overrode his campaign staff by telling surrogates to continue attacking not only Curiel, but reporters who question whether the attacks are racist.
“It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage,” Trump said. “I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent.”
Since at least February, the former reality television star has publicly highlighted the judge’s ethnicity as a point of potential conflict in the ongoing litigation -- despite remaining steadfast in his argument that the media is to blame for bringing this story to light and misrepresenting it.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...never-attacked-mexican-judge-s-ethnicity.html
In a lengthy statement blasted out to reporters Tuesday afternoon, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said he will no longer comment on the fraud lawsuits against Trump University—and in turn will stop lambasting Curiel, the judge presiding over the case. For several months, Trump has specifically targeted Curiel over his Mexican heritage (he was born in Indiana), claiming it is a “conflict of interest” for him to preside over the case due to the billionaire businessman’s stance on immigration and inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants.
The decision to stop discussing the lawsuits comes just a day after Trump overrode his campaign staff by telling surrogates to continue attacking not only Curiel, but reporters who question whether the attacks are racist.
“It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage,” Trump said. “I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent.”
Since at least February, the former reality television star has publicly highlighted the judge’s ethnicity as a point of potential conflict in the ongoing litigation -- despite remaining steadfast in his argument that the media is to blame for bringing this story to light and misrepresenting it.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...never-attacked-mexican-judge-s-ethnicity.html
