Trump co-chair grilled on Trump's claim of 'moment of silence' for Dallas shooter
By Nick Gass
07/13/16 08:22 AM EDT
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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-dallas-shooting-moment-of-silence-225467#ixzz4EIuaMJ6mOne of Donald Trump's top policy advisers and co-campaign chairmen on Wednesday struggled to substantiate the presumptive Republican nominee's claim at a rally the previous night that "some people [have asked] for a moment of silence" for the Dallas gunman who killed five police officers last week.
"Well, I have seen it reported that we have seen some very interesting moments in dealing with this tragedy," Sam Clovis told CNN's Chris Cuomo during an interview on "New Day."
Cuomo preceded his line of questioning by remarking that it is similar to months ago when Trump claimed to have seen Muslims celebrating in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, asking Clovis if he could elucidate the details of what Trump was referring to Tuesday night in Westfield, Indiana.
"But calling for a moment of silence?" Cuomo pressed.
"Well, it depends on the context, I guess, Chris," Clovis responded. "And frankly, I've had my nose buried in other issues. I'm not dodging your question."
Cuomo was not buying it.
"Sam, you're dodging it. You're dodging it. You're doing it artfully, but you're dodging it," the anchor remarked, as Clovis denied that he was doing so. "Context, my eye. Either you've seen they were calling for a moment of silence or you haven't."
