Bubba Wallace told by mother to ignore Donald Trump over noose

Darrell Wallace Jr. celebrates with his mom Desiree Wallace after winning the pole position during qualifying for the NASCAR Truck Series race on July 11, 2014, in Iowa Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace was warned by his mother Desiree not to respond to President Donald Trump's demand for an apology after the African-American NASCAR driver was mistakenly led to believe he was the victim of a hate crime. Trump suggested Bubba Wallace, the circuit's only black full-time driver, should apologize after the sport rallied around him following the discovery of a noose in his assigned stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. NASCAR driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace was warned by his mother Desiree not to respond to President Donald Trump's demand for an apology after he was mistakenly led to believe he was the victim of a hate crime. Wallace and team owner Richard Petty look on after NASCAR drivers pushed Wallace to the front of the grid as a sign of solidarity Darrell Wallace Jr and his mother Desiree during practice for the NASCAR Truck Series race UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky back in 2013 Trump's tweet appeared to ignore several things, such as the fact that it was not Wallace who discovered the noose or reported it to authorities.