Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised the volume Thursday on his criticism of President Trump, accusing him of using his “privileged status to fake a disability” decades ago in order to avoid military service in the Vietnam War. But on the campaign trail in 2015, as he was running for president, Trump said, "It was a long time ago ... “If you do racist things and say racist things, the question of whether that makes you a racist is almost academic. The problem with the president is that he does and says racist things and gives cover to other racists. Let me tell you about the good thing in the crime bill."

Source: Fox News May 23, 2019 18:12 UTC