Trump Says ‘Incredible Patriots’ Attended His ‘Send Her Back’ Rally

  • A day earlier, Trump said he disagreed with the chant
  • Trump declined to repeat his criticism of crowd on Friday

Donald Trump at the rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 17.

Photographer: Madeline Gray/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump’s disavowal of a “send her back” chant aimed at a Somalia-born Congresswoman appeared to last one day.

The president told reporters at the White House on Friday that “incredible patriots” attended a political rally two days earlier where the crowd broke into the “send her back” chant as Trump complained about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar.