President Trump was also critical of NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag from all events.
President Donald Trump criticized NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on Monday morning, suggesting a noose found in his race car's garage two weeks ago was a"hoax" and questioning why an apology wasn't given.that was found in Wallace's No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway on June 21, and determined the incident was not a federal crime because the noose was found in the same garage as early as October 2019.
Wallace did not find the noose himself and NASCAR initially condemned the incident as a hate crime.
Trump was also critical of NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag from all events. Wallace helped spearhead a movement pushing for the flag to be removed from the sport because of its racial insensitivity.NASCAR's ratings have not been officially released and events had been temporarily delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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