Trump Calls Derby Decision 'Political Correctness'

Best horse didn't win, president's tweet says
By Bob Cronin,  Newser Staff
Posted May 5, 2019 10:25 AM CDT
Trump Calls Derby Decision 'Political Correctness'
Riding Maximum Security, Luis Saez celebrates after crossing the finish line first at the Kentucky Derby. The victory was overturned.   (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

"The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby," President Trump tweeted Sunday in criticizing the decision to disqualify the apparent winner, the Washington Post reports. Country House was declared the official winner after Maximum Security was disqualified for impeding other horses. "It was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch," the president said. "Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur." (The favorite dropped out before just days before the race.)

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