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June 6, 2016

Mitch McConnell Refuses to Say If Trump's Attack on Judge is Racist
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Republican leaders have moved to distance themselves from Trump's
comments. Just one day after endorsing Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan
said he disagreed with Trump's comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel,
calling them "out of left field." Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
called Trump's comments "inexcusable." And in an interview with Chuck
Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press," Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell
opposed Trump's remarks but repeatedly refused to say if they were
racist.

Chuck Todd: "He has called-he has essentially said he cannot be
impartial because he's Hispanic. That's a-is that not a racist
statement?"

Sen. Mitch Mc Connell: "I couldn't disagree more with a statement like
that."

Chuck Todd: "Is it a racist statement?"

Sen. Mitch Mc Connell: "I couldn't disagree more with what he had to
say."

Chuck Todd: "OK, but do you think it's a racist statement to say?"

Sen. Mitch Mc Connell: "I don't agree with what he had to say. This is a
man who was born in Indiana. All of us came here from somewhere else."



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