President Donald Trump has long lamented the rise political correctness. In fact, years ago he went so far as to tweet that it’s “killing our country.”
Now, he says the best horse in the Kentucky Derby didn’t win because of it:
The Kentucky Derby decision was not a good one. It was a rough & tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019
He was talking about how Maximum Security, the initial winner, was disqualified after officials ruled the horse interfered with the others in the final leg. The ruling allowed second-place finisher and extreme longshot Country House to win.
It was the first time in the Kentucky Derby’s storied history that a winner was ultimately disqualified for such an infraction.
Trump wasn’t the only one who had a problem with it. Maximum Security’s co-owner told The Associated Press the disqualification was “egregious” and that he might opt to appeal the decision.
As for Country House’s trainer, he didn’t like how it went down either.
“I feel terrible that I have to apologize for winning,” Bill Mott said, according to the Washington Post. “I really feel terrible for the connections, for the owners. I hate to sit there and apologize and, you know, saying something as foolish as, ‘I’m sorry I won,’ because I don’t want to give [the owners] the impression that I’m unhappy with winning.”
In case you missed it, here’s the race:
