Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP M ore than 130,000 Americans have died from coronavirus. It showed unity. And now he plans on going. He’s African American. Bubba Wallace Talks Confederate-Flag Ban, the President’s Twitter Attack and Winning Races By Sean Gregory July 23, 2020 6:34 AM EDT "African-American Nascar driver Bubba Wallace has sent out a tweet condemning words of "hate from the president of the United States".Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon are being questioned over whether they are too dominant.He did not elaborate on his allegation.The FBI investigation found that the noose was in that garage as early as October 2019 and "nobody could have known Mr Wallace would be assigned the garage... last week".Have you been getting these songs wrong?Later, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said the president was making "a broader point that this rush to judgment on the facts before the facts are out is not acceptable".These are external links and will open in a new windowWallace, 26, received messages of solidarity from fellow Nascar drivers and sports stars around the world after the discovery and an inquiry was begun.What happens to your body in extreme heat? It’s about everybody making us feel welcome. "Wallace rejected suggestions the noose was a door handle, saying "what was hanging in my garage is not a garage pull".The noose is a particularly evocative symbol of hate connected to lynching.Wallace has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has come to the fore since the death in police custody of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.But President Trump on Monday tweeted: "Has Bubba Wallace apologized to all of those great Nascar drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX. You’re going off bogus information when the facts are right there in front of you. It’s tough to read that stuff. Even when it's HATE from the POTUS. After the death of George Floyd, you called for an outright ban of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events, a policy that was quickly enacted. And if you don’t want to take the time to understand that, then what type of human being are you?It just was always there. We were a mile and a half, two miles out from the speed-way, and you could see it. You’re not going to be able to do that with Confederate flags being flown. Wallace is the sole full-time black driver in the US racing organisation and was instrumental in it banning the Confederate flag from races.In his tweet, which he said was being sent to "the next generation and little ones following my foot steps", Wallace wrote: "You will always have people testing you. I think everybody’s trying to come together to make the world a better place.
So I can just shut everybody up.For sure. And I never understood the history behind it and how it made certain people feel. I had the pest-control guy come by yesterday, and he was like, “Man, I appreciate everything you’re doing.” He’s never gone to a race because of the flag. 492.9k Followers, 143 Following, 1,465 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from @bubbawallace Just like, All right, cool.It’s very hard for people to understand that one side of the flag means hatred and everything bad. Seeing if they can knock you off your pedestal. Bubba Wallace touted ‘love over hate’ after finding himself on the receiving end of a tweet from Donald Trump. That’s what our sport is trying to represent. So there’s nothing that’s more motivating to go out there and compete every weekend, to go out and get a win. Nascar continues to stand tall with Bubba, our competitors and everyone who makes our sport welcoming and inclusive for all racing fans. President Trump has strongly defended the monuments as part of US history.President Trump called the story a hoax and suggested Wallace should apologise.In a statement, Nascar said: "We are proud to have Bubba Wallace in the Nascar family and we commend his courage and leadership.
Despite the stigmas we may have, this is a family sport, and we welcome with open arms.I would say so.
Banned from Twitter BAN Bubba Wallace from NASCAR - YouTube "He said the noose incident and the removal of the flag had caused Nascar's "lowest ratings ever".The movement has sparked a campaign to remove symbols associated with slavery, imperialism and the Confederacy. I thought that was pretty powerful.It’s like, Dude, you don’t even know your facts.