Donald Trump Defends Immigration Comments: ‘Somebody’s Doing the Raping’

Let’s all take a moment to remember what exactly Donald Trump said that triggered the avalanche of bad publicity around him:

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best… They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

Well, tonight Trump is going to be talking at length with CNN’s Don Lemon about all the crap he’s been getting, and in a preview clip released by CNN, Trump makes some, um, interesting remarks about crime and rape at the border.

All you need to know is that after Trump touted certain statistics, this exchange happened:

LEMON: I read [the stats], that’s about women being raped. It’s not about criminals coming across the border entering the country.

TRUMP: Somebody’s doing the raping, Don. I mean, you know, somebody’s doing it. You say it’s women being raped. Well, who’s doing the raping? Well, how can you say such a thing?

Now, the only problem with that preview clip is that it cuts off before you get to see Lemon’s immediate reaction. One can only imagine (or tune into CNN at 10 pm tonight when the two Dons face off).

Watch the video below, via CNN:

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