And yet Trump aides pointed to his “I disavow,” a statement in which he did not in any way acknowledge Duke, as if it was a clear and forceful denunciation. It was similar to what had happened with Trump’s answer about a possible database of Muslims a few months earlier: he gave a weak answer, waited until he was described as taking a position he appeared to be taking without actually definitely doing so, and then claimed outrage that the media was taking him out of context.
