Trump says flying Confederate flag is ‘freedom of speech’ and AGAIN rips Nascar for banning it – The Sun

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has again defended the Confederate flag as freedom of speech, and suggested that NASCAR made a mistake in banning the symbol.

In an interview with Nexstar DC, Trump reiterated his stance on the flag's place in American society, saying that people are free to feel however they want about the flag and what it symbolizes.

"My stance is very simple – it's freedom of speech," Trump said.

"NASCAR can do whatever they want. They've chosen to go a certain way, other people choose to go a different route, but it's freedom of speech," he added.

The comments come a day after Trump slammed NASCAR for banning the flag on Twitter, and accused the association's only Black driver, Bubba Wallace, of publicizing a "hoax" after he found a rope that appeared to be tied into a noose in a garage he'd been assigned to.

"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 on Monday morning. "That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!"

Wallace responded by sharing a note to his own Twitter where he encouraged his young fans to let love come naturally and triumph over hate they are taught to feel.

The alleged noose found in Wallace's garage was investigated by the FBI, and they determined that the rope had been in the garage months before it was assigned to Wallace, and the incident was not a hate crime.

Still, Wallace received an outpouring of support after the rope was found from fans as well as fellow NASCAR drivers.

The league banned the Confederate flag, which were once quite popular at its events, in June.

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