Harry Reid defends ‘Mexican judge’

Published June 3, 2016 10:02pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid attempted Friday to defend U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel from Donald Trump’s comments about his Mexican heritage, but ended up seeming to echo them.

“It shouldn’t be hard to condemn someone for making racist comments about a Mexican judge,” Reid, a Nevada Democrat, tweeted Friday evening.

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