During an appearance on CNN’s State of The Union” on Sunday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar was confronted with a video promoted by President Donald Trump on Twitter that showed a Florida supporter shouting “white power.” It didn’t go well.
CNN host Jake Tapper kicked off the interview by playing the video and pressing Azar to explain why the president would do such a thing.
“I do have to ask you,” Tapper began after paying the clip. “I’m stunned that the president retweeted this video in which one of his apparent supporters shouts white power. I assume that that’s not a message you stand by.”
“I’ve not seen that video or that tweet, but obviously neither the president, his administration nor I would do anything to be supportive of white supremacy or anything that would support discrimination of any kind,” Azar replied.
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“Do you think that was a mistake by the president?” Tapper pressed.
“As I said, I’ve been here getting ready to speak to you,” the Trump administration official replied. “I’ve not seen that, and so I don’t want to comment further on that. But obviously the president and I and his whole administration would stand against any acts of white supremacy.”
“We just played it for you, but I’ll move on,” the CNN dryly replied.
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