Padma Lakshmi: Even When We Have Tape of Trump He Still Backtracks

‘I’m a writer — I’m an author to me words matter’

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LAKSHMI: "You know, it seems even when we have tape of Mr. Trump saying something, when we have him on video, somehow he still able to backtrack from that and say that’s not really what he means. But you know, I’m a writer. I’m an author to me words matter. And they matter especially when they are coming from the person sitting in our highest office. And so this demonstration down there is also about words. It’s about words of hatred and making sure we speak out against those words. And as Americans, you know, I think we all value the right, the words of the constitution. I mean, you know, I was making posters last night with my 6-year-old daughter. And I thought of so many things to say, like try grabbing the constitution or, you know, many things like that. But I really had to be disciplined and not make any posters like that for me and my family."

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