Trump swipes at NASCAR for banning Confederate flag, Bubba Wallace over noose controversy [View all]

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Source: The Hill

President Trump on Monday chastised NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag from its races and targeted one of the sport's top black drivers, Bubba Wallace, roughly two weeks after an investigation into his claims that he found a noose in his garage stall concluded.

Trump asked if Wallace had apologized for what the president deemed a "hoax," referring to an incident in which a noose was reported in the driver's garage at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. An investigation later found that a pull rope had been tied in a knot that resembled a noose months earlier, and that it was not a hateful act targeted at Wallace.

"Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?" Trump tweeted. "That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!"

Prior to the investigation concluding, other drivers walked alongside Wallace's car in a show of solidarity. NASCAR has since released photos of the noose, and Wallace expressed appreciation that the sport took the matter seriously.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505966-trump-swipes-at-nascar-for-banning-confederate-flag-bubba-wallace

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Trump tweet, which will backfire. I'll be surprised if a lot of other drivers don't come to Wallace's defense and criticize Trump both for falsely claiming the noose was a hoax, and for defending the Confederate flag.

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