Trump Tweets Romney Retort: 'I Am Least Racist Person There Is'

Donald Trump took to Twitter Saturday to deny Mitt Romney's complaints that his campaign rhetoric is too racially-charged, claiming to be the "least racist person there is" and pointing out that supporters like famed boxing promoter Don King wouldn't have endorsed him if he were a racist. 

Mitt Romney had his chance to beat a failed president but he choked like a dog. Now he calls me racist-but I am least racist person there is

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2016

Don King, and so many other African Americans who know me well and endorsed me, would not have done so if they thought I was a racist!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2016

Trump's early morning tweets were posted back-to-back at 7:18 a.m. and 8 a.m. and came after Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said Trump would inspire "trickle-down racism" if elected and said that his decision to vote against Trump is more than a matter of just policy, but "a matter of character and integrity."

Romney's comments came after both Republicans and Democrats panned Trump for his comments made about the Mexican heritage of U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over the case against his namesake Trump University.

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