By John McCarthy

A spokeswoman for presidential hopeful Donald Trump has defended a 2012 tweet implying that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are not ‘pure breeds’.

Katrina Pierson came under attack on social media for the comment from prominent figures including Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Despite taking the lead in several GOP polls, Trump has repeatedly been branded as a racist throughout the campaign. Buzzfeed editor-in-chief, Ben Smith, even told the site’s journalists that they are allowed to call the Republican “a liar or a racist” on social media as a matter of fact.

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Source: The Drum