If Donald Trump has a sport fan base, it’s most likely NASCAR: where Confederate flags are sold at concession stands and necks are actually, literally red. But one of auto racing’s biggest names is not exactly down with this Muslim travel ban.
Here’s Dale Earnhardt, Jr., responding to a fan on Twitter on Sunday:
@GelarBudidarma my fam immigrated from Germany in 1700s escaping religious persecution. America is created by immigrants.
Earnhardt Jr., a two-time Daytona 500 winner, told ESPN that he didn’t deliberately set out to take a swipe at Trump, but was just trying to act with some compassion.