The mindset of a racist but he is not a racist.
In a separate interview with conservative outlet TownHall, Trump defended Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters passing through their neighborhood en route to the mayor's home during a protest late last month.
"They were going to be beat up badly, if they were lucky. OK? If they were lucky," Trump said. "They were going to be beat up badly, and the house was going to be totally ransacked and probably burned down like they tried to burn down churches."