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Mitt Romney: “Well, I -- I can only, hearing that statement, wonder whether there's not bigotry that still remains in America. That's…”

On the recordMay 8, 2007
Well, I -- I can only, hearing that statement, wonder whether there's not bigotry that still remains in America. That's an extraordinary thing for someone to say. And I can't imagine what prompted him to say something of that nature. It's an extraordinarily bigoted kind of statement.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Romney responds to Sharpton's comments, expressing concern over the existence of bigotry in America.

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