Rick Perry Refers To Charleston Shooting As "Accident"
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Trouble for the Rick Perry Presidential Campaign, and it relates to the Charleston massacre.
The former governor is being blasted on social media for his wording about what happened.
The governor was talking about President Obama and gun control during an interview when he called the shooting an "accident." (see mark 13:40 in the video)
However, in the same interview, he went on to say "this was a crime of hate, we know that.
Perry's spokesperson later clarified saying Perry meant to call the shooting an incident, not an accident.
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