By: Ashley McCubbin

The tweet may no longer be on Twitter, but that doesn’t mean Tyler Reddick has backed down from the sentiments behind it.

On Monday, the President of the United States Donald Trump sent out a tweet demanding an apology from Wallace for the “hoax” while stating it, along with banning the confederate flag, was why ratings were headed downhill.

Both Wallace and NASCAR released statements in return, along with some fellow drivers, while both TV Network partners FOX and NBC shared data to prove that Trump’s facts were wrong.

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Trump’s comments come following a noose being found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage on Sunday, June 22. The Federal Bureau Investigation conclusions were revealed the following Tuesday afternoon stating there was no hate crime committed, and the noose had been in the garage stall since at least last October. The sanctioning body then released a photo of the noose in the garage stall on Thursday, June 25, stating they will be conducting regular sweeps of the garage area to ensure “nothing like this happens again,” while installing additional cameras for security purposes.

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Shortly after Trump’s tweet on Monday, Reddick sent out a tweet stating, “We don’t need an apology. We did what was right and we will do just fine without your support,” but the message was deleted in the minutes following.

In his first interview since then with Sirius XM Radio, Reddick stated he stood behind the message delivered.

“I stand by my comments on twitter and my support for Bubba Wallace, my fellow competitor, and the direction that NASCAR is moving,” he said.

Reddick went on to say the tweet was an immediate emotional response, but realized shortly thereafter his comments were deeply polarizing. The decision to take down the tweet came following many in-depth conversations with people at Richard Childress Racing.

“Being a young confident rookie driver in the Cup Series, I didn’t want to create more division,” he continued on. “What we need more than ever is unity. We need less barriers between us, not more. So the conversation around our sport should be more focused on how to be more inclusive; we want everyone to enjoy NASCAR. So I’m extremely proud of the steps that we’ve taken since returning to racing to be more inclusive.

“But again, I stand by my comments about Bubba Wallace and the direction that NASCAR is moving forward.”