Archived Mark Kirk Apologizes After Racially-Charged Retort in Senate Debate (nbcnews.com)
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Archived Mark Kirk Apologizes After Racially-Charged Retort in Senate Debate (nbcnews.com)
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'On Thursday night, the white male Republican senator questioned the American military lineage of the war veteran, minority woman running against him. '
'Mark Kirk stumbled into the kind of racially-charged, controversial territory he spent months speaking out against. '
'After months of fighting to separate himself from Republican nominee Donald Trump, whose inflammatory rhetoric has alienated moderate voters in his more moderate state, Illinois Sen. ', "After endorsing him early on, Kirk became the first Republican senator to un-endorse Trump back in June amid the nominee's early headline-dominating controversies."
'Kirk apologized by lunchtime on Friday, but long after his comments gained national attention on social media and cable news. '
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