'He was no leader' - Trump's ex-lawyer says US president disparaged Mandela

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According to the newspaper, Cohen wrote that following Mandela's death in 2013, Trump said: 'Mandela f---ed the whole country up. Now it's a s---hole. F--- Mandela. He was no leader.'

"Michael Cohen is a disgraced felon and disbarred lawyer, who lied to Congress. He has lost all credibility, and it's unsurprising to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies," McEnany said in a statement.

Trump, a Republican, is seeking re-election and will face Democrat Joe Biden at the polls on November 3. At the Republican convention in August where Trump was formally nominated to appear on the ballot, speakers defended Trump against past accusations of racism.

 

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