Delivered from a
teleprompter, it could almost have been the speech he didn’t give at his
convention in Cleveland, peppered with mentions of “moms” and “dads” and
uplifting promises of better tomorrows and visions of togetherness.
Donald Trump has offered a
shock apology for insults he has unleashed on the campaign trail, telling
supporters in North Carolina he regrets statements that may have caused people
pain.
“As you know I am not a
politician,” he told supporters in Charlotte, the biggest city in one of a
handful of critical swing states. “I have never wanted to learn the language of
the insiders and I have never wanted to be politically correct, it takes far
too much time.”
He went on: “Sometimes, in
the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the
right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that, and believe it or
not, I regret it. I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused
personal pain.”
Giving his first major
speech since announcing a major campaign reshuffle on Wednesday, Mr Trump
attempted a new, sober tone, casting himself as a fighter for the “forgotten”
American people and the enemy of the powerful.
Mr Trump spoke, for
instance, of a “new future of honesty, justice and opportunity. A future where
America, and its people, always – and I mean always – come first”.
He went on: “Sometimes, in
the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the
right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that, and believe it or
not, I regret it. I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused
personal pain.”
Giving his first major
speech since announcing a major campaign reshuffle on Wednesday, Mr Trump
attempted a new, sober tone, casting himself as a fighter for the “forgotten”
American people and the enemy of the powerful.
Delivered from a
teleprompter, it could almost have been the speech he didn’t give at his
convention in Cleveland, peppered with mentions of “moms” and “dads” and
uplifting promises of better tomorrows and visions of togetherness.
Mr Trump spoke, for
instance, of a “new future of honesty, justice and opportunity. A future where
America, and its people, always – and I mean always – come first”.
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