TRUMP: I Am Not A Racist

President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International chung cu 378 minh khai Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
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President Donald Trump defended himself Sunday in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations.


Trump said "I am not a racist."


He told reporters "I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed."



WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump defended himself Sunday in the wake of recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, declaring that "I am not a racist."

Trump addressed the issue briefly as he arrived for dinner at chung cu minh khai his private golf club with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.

Asked what he thinks about people who think he is racist, Trump said, "No, No. I am not a racist." He told reporters: "I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. That I can tell you."

Trump also denied making the statements attributed chungcu378minhkhai.com.vn to him, but didn't get into specifics about what he did or did not say.

"Did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments?" he asked. "They weren't made."