Mendoza had tweeted, “Do yourself a favor and read this thread” in reference to a string of conspiratorial tweets about a Jewish plan to control the world. She later deleted the tweet and claimed that she hadn’t read “every post within the thread.”
“My apologies for not paying attention to the intent of the whole message,” Mendoza said. “That does not reflect my feelings or personal thoughts whatsoever.”
Asked about Mendoza being removed from Tuesday night’s convention lineup, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh told CNN, “We have removed the scheduled video from the convention lineup and it will no longer run this week.”
According to excerpts of her speech before she was removed, Mendoza had planned to praise the President as “the FIRST political leader we’ve ever seen take on the radical Left to finally secure our border and to end illegal immigration since day one.”
“I’ve met him many times and I know what’s in his heart…I know what he hopes and dreams for this country,” she was set to say.
“To anyone really watching and listening, that refusal of Trump to condemn such hatred still rings loudly and clearly,” Keyak said.
“Time after time, Donald Trump has warmly embraced fringe movements, even as they incite hatred and further divide our country, including his shameful endorsement of a Congressional candidate who has spread unhinged and dangerous conspiracy theories.”
CNN’s Jim Acosta, Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Sarah Mucha and Veronica Stracqualursi contributed to this report.