Mike Bloomberg Defends Himself Against Racism Accusations

NPR

Published February 12, 2020 at 5:06 AM EST

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Mara Liasson and Michael Nutter, national political chair of Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign, about a 2015 audio tape in which Bloomberg is accused of making racist comments.

Corrected: February 12, 2020 at 12:00 AM EST

A previous version of the Web summary said Michael Nutter is the head of Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign. He is the national political chair.

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