Thursday, January 24, 2019

The MAGA hat-wearing teen at the center of a viral video firestorm isn’t sorry


By Vox, Jan. 23, 2019

Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student seen in viral footage wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and seemingly in confrontation with a Native American elder, says he wishes the incident could have been avoided — but he doesn’t feel any need to apologize for what happened, either.

“As far as standing there, I had every right to do so ... my position is that I was not disrespectful to Mr. Phillips. I respect him. I’d like to talk to him,” Sandmann said in an interview with Today’s Savannah Guthrie that aired on Wednesday, referring to Nathan Phillips, the Native American man seen in videos drumming and chanting face to face with Sandmann. “I mean, in hindsight, I wish we could have walked away and avoided the whole thing, but I can’t say that I’m sorry for listening to him and standing there.”

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