President Trump on Friday muted his previous criticisms of a North Carolina campaign crowd that chanted “send her back” about a Somali-born congresswoman, defending the rally-goers as “patriots” while again questioning the loyalty of four Democratic lawmakers of color. When reporters at the White House asked if he was unhappy with the Wednesday night crowd, Trump responded: “Those are incredible people. AdvertisementThe moment took an ugly turn at the rally when the crowd’s “send her back” shouts resounded for 13 seconds as Trump made no attempt to interrupt them. Not when I’m president,” Trump said. The chants at the Trump rally brought criticism from GOP lawmakers as well as from Democrats, though the Republicans did not fault Trump himself.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 20, 2019 00:15 UTC