Earlier today in Iowa, a protester who happened to be wearing a turban, was ejected from a Donald Trump rally after unfurling a banner that read, “Stop Hate.”
Trump called out the protester, as he’s been known to do at every single event that’s interrupted by a protester, asking, “He wasn’t wearing one of those hats, was he?”
Video here:
"He wasn't wearing one of those hats, was he?" Trump asks after men, one in a turban, interrupt rally https://t.co/2NJWSyGUhm
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 24, 2016
The MSM and CAIR instantly interpreted that as Trump “mocking” the protester:
BREAKING: Trump Mocks Protester Wearing a Turban (VIDEO)
Trump Calls Out Protester Wearing a Turban: 'He Wasn't… https://t.co/N2MuODm4mp
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) January 24, 2016
Donald #Trump mocks protester wearing a turban at rally: https://t.co/cn1tR8E6KC pic.twitter.com/n4ETn3crao
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) January 24, 2016
Donald Trump mocks protestor wearing turban in Iowa https://t.co/EYCBjRTwEn pic.twitter.com/XsRvuqkfy8
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) January 24, 2016
Except, Trump was talking about his “Make America Great Hats” and wasn’t mocking the turban at all:
UPDATE: Trump Was Not Talking About the Man’s Turban. He asked if he was wearing a Trump hat – Watch Video Here: https://t.co/sm7mLYn5i7
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 24, 2016
Time for CAIR and the MSM outlets that reported this as “mocking” to apologize.
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