Rick Perry to Al Hunt: Nugent Not a Racist, Snowden Not a Whistleblower

Al Hunt joined Rick Perry at CPAC today, where the Texas governor had just finished delivering a rousing speech, exhorting the crowd to wage a “little rebellion” to devolve power to the states. Perry sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Hunt, to be aired later tonight on “Political Capital.” In it, he repeatedly declined to criticize Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and called for a secure-the-border-first approach to immigration reform.

He also said that he didn’t think Ted Nugent was being racist last month, when he called President Obama a mongrel:

HUNT: Ted Nugent recently called President Obama a mongrel You disassociate yourself from that remark. 

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