DEMS/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Facing an onslaught of indignation and qualms even from his inner circle, President Donald Trump claimed Thursday [7-18-19] to be unhappy his rally crowd broke into chants of “send her back” as he denigrated a Democratic lawmaker he’d previously said should leave the US. ‘I was not happy with it. I disagree with it,’ Trump said at the White House a day after the rally, when a crowded arena in North Carolina began the thundering chant as he assailed Rep. Ilhan Omar, a freshman Minnesota Democrat who was born in Somalia. ‘I didn’t say that,’ he went on, ‘they did.’ Trump’s apparent disavowal came after expressions of concern from Republicans and outright outrage from Democrats, who accused the President of stoking racist sentiments among his white working class base. He also heard from close allies and aides — including his daughter, Ivanka — concerned the chant could come to define another dark and racially divisive campaign.”
–Kevin Liptak and Sarah Westwood, “Trump claims to disavow racist chant after pressure from allies,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 18, 2019 7:19 pm