Donald Trump Calls His Racism-Tainted New York Rally A "Love Fest"

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday that his weekend rally in New York's iconic Madison Square Garden, criticized for its speakers' crass and racist rhetoric, was a "love fest."

"Politicians that have been doing this for a long time -- 30 and 40 years -- said there's never been an event so beautiful. It was like a love fest, an absolute love fest, and it was my honour to be involved," Trump said at a campaign event at his south Florida mansion.

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