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| Miss Texas doesn't hold back when judge asks her about Trump's Charlottesville response | Miss Texas doesn't hold back when judge asks her about Trump's Charlottesville response |
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| A beauty pageant contest has won praise for her speech criticising Donald Trump for not condemning the Charlottesville attack as a terrorism. | A beauty pageant contest has won praise for her speech criticising Donald Trump for not condemning the Charlottesville attack as a terrorism. |
| Margana Wood, 22, was competing in the Miss America 2018 pageant when a judge asked her about Mr Trump’s statement in hours after James Fields allegedly drove his car into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters at a far right rally in Virginia last month – killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. | Margana Wood, 22, was competing in the Miss America 2018 pageant when a judge asked her about Mr Trump’s statement in hours after James Fields allegedly drove his car into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters at a far right rally in Virginia last month – killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. |
| The President was widely condemned for his response where he blamed violence “from many sides” and refusing to openly condemned the far right who form a key part of his political base. | The President was widely condemned for his response where he blamed violence “from many sides” and refusing to openly condemned the far right who form a key part of his political base. |
| Pageant judge Jess Cagle asked Ms Woods if Mr Trump was right to say there were more than one group at fault. | Pageant judge Jess Cagle asked Ms Woods if Mr Trump was right to say there were more than one group at fault. |
| But Ms Wood did not waste a second condemning the Republican for not condemning white supremacism. | But Ms Wood did not waste a second condemning the Republican for not condemning white supremacism. |
| She said: “I think that the white supremacist issue, it was very obvious, that it was a terrorist attack. | She said: “I think that the white supremacist issue, it was very obvious, that it was a terrorist attack. |
| “I think Donald Trump should have made a statement earlier addressing that fact and making sure all Americans feel safe in this country. And that is the number one issue right now.” | “I think Donald Trump should have made a statement earlier addressing that fact and making sure all Americans feel safe in this country. And that is the number one issue right now.” |
| The comment won her huge cheers from the audience but it was not enough to win the competition – she eventually came 5th overall. | The comment won her huge cheers from the audience but it was not enough to win the competition – she eventually came 5th overall. |
| The Miss America competition, now in its 96th year, is not the same as the Miss USA pageant which was formerly owned by Mr Trump. | The Miss America competition, now in its 96th year, is not the same as the Miss USA pageant which was formerly owned by Mr Trump. |
| In days following Mr Trump’s comments, his approval ratings reached a new low with just 39 per cent of those polled thinking he was doing a good job in the Oval Office – down five points in just one week. | In days following Mr Trump’s comments, his approval ratings reached a new low with just 39 per cent of those polled thinking he was doing a good job in the Oval Office – down five points in just one week. |
| Several CEOs announced they were quitting their roles on two key business advisory councils in protest at Mr Trump’s comments forcing him to disband them altogether. | Several CEOs announced they were quitting their roles on two key business advisory councils in protest at Mr Trump’s comments forcing him to disband them altogether. |