Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Republican presidential candidate's apology last night at his campaign rally in North Carolina was a decision he came to himself.
"It was not me, that's all Donald Trump," Conway said on "Good Morning America" Friday.
In a rare moment for the candidate, Trump admitted regret over some of the things he's said on the campaign trail.
"Sometimes, in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that, and believe it or not I regret it," Trump said. "I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain.”
"He was talking about anyone who feels offended by anything he said," Conway elaborated today. "He took extra time yesterday going over that speech with a pen so that was a decision he made. Those are his words."
Publicly disputing with a Gold Star family of a fallen Muslim soldier, making controversial remarks about Sen. John McCain and Fox News host Megyn Kelly and mocking a reporter with a disability are just a few of the incidents where Trump has gotten himself in hot water.
Conway went on to defend the timing of her boss's remarks, "Perhaps he felt it before, but he expressed it now."
"I hope that everybody who has criticized him at some point, for being insensitive or for mocking someone, at least shows some recognition and some forgiveness," Conway said.
"I hope they heard him and I hope America heard him," Conway said, "because of all the people who have been saying, 'Let's get Trump to pivot, let's get him to be more presidential.' That is presidential."
Trump and his vice presidential pick Mike Pence are also planning on visiting flood victims in Louisiana today.
"It's also presidential today to have him and Governor Pence going to Louisiana in a decidedly nonpolitical event, no press allowed, going to help people on the ground who are in need," Conway argued.
As for Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton, Conway said she hopes the campaign "pivots to substance."
“Every time she's asked about a policy position of her own, she takes an opportunity to insult Donald Trump. She's going to insult Donald Trump and we'll talk directly to the voters," Conway said. "I hope, I absolutely hope this campaign pivots to substance because we want to challenge her on the issues."
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