NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is responding after President Donald Trump lashed out at him on Twitter.
âTo the next generation and little ones following my foot steps.. ,â Wallace tweeted on Monday afternoon.
He continued his message, âYour words and actions will always be held to a higher standard than others. You have to be prepared for that. You donât learn these things in school. You learn them from trials and tribulations, the ups and downs this crazy world provides.â
âYou will always have people testing you. Seeing if they can knock you off your pedestal. I encourage you to keep your head held high and walk proudly on the path you have chosen. Never let anybody tell you canât do something! God put us all here for a reason. Find that reason and be proud of it and work your tails off every day towards it! All the haters are doing is elevating your voice and platform to much greater heights!â
âLast thing, always deal with the hate being thrown at you with LOVE! Love over hate every day. Love should come naturally as people are TAUGHT to hate. Even when itâs HATE from the POTUS ⌠love wins,â he added.
Trump targeted Wallace on Twitter on Monday. He wrote, âHas apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?â
He added, âThat Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!â
Trumpâs tweeting referenced an incident where a pull-down-rope in the shape of a noose was found in Wallaceâs garage, which prompted an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The investigation found that it was a noose but was not placed there to target Wallace and said that a federal hate crime was not committed.