>I suggest that you learn more about the guy before you jump to such a conclusion. You can't hardly determine if he was really repentant (which he of course was) by one quote from one interview.
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>As I have said repeatedly, I am not a Trump fan. For me it is a case of "Never Hillary". However, do you think that the same rules should be applied to him? Benefit of the doubt and all that. Or does this only apply to the left?

Of course. If Trump had made one or only a few gaffes, he'd be entitled to the benefit of the doubt. But he has a 40+ year history of racism. Here's a good summary: http://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12270880/donald-trump-racism-history.

Also, one of his claimed value propositions is that he's bring in "the best people." Yet his campaign has been and continues to be a mess. His current campaign CEO runs a website that he (the CEO) specifically has identified as "a platform for the alt-right."

In 2008, Hillary Clinton was rightly slammed for her campaign being poorly run. By contrast, Obama's was "no drama." This year, Hillary's campaign is running smoothly with few hiccups, but Trump's is a mess. If the campaign is about evaluating leadership potential, the contrast is pretty clear.

Tamar