The Latest: Trump says video he tweeted was ‘correct’

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and a video of a Latino man convicted of killing two police officers (all times local):7:25 a.m.President Donald Trump says a video he tweeted showing a Mexican migrant in a courtroom smiling and boasting about killing police officers is tough “but correct.”Democrats and Republicans have denounced the video as a racist campaign tactic.The video was reminiscent of the infamous “Willie Horton” ad used against Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis in 1988 and condemned as racist advertisement.Horton, who was black, raped a woman while out of prison on a weekend furlough. As Massachusetts governor, Dukakis supported the furlough programTrump told The Washington Times in an interview published Friday that he didn’t view it as a “Willie Horton ad at all.” The president says it’s just an ad about a “bad guy” who twice entered the country illegally and committed crimes.__2:44 a.m.Ahead of the midterm…

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