"I'd never dreamed in my wildest dreams to have the president of the United States call me a good football coach," Tuberville said. "It's been good," Tuberville told HuffPost's Igor Bobic when asked about his week. " "Well, that's some people's opinion," Tuberville told CNN on Monday when pressed about multiple instances where he had refused to explicitly condemn white nationalism. " He also said, "My opinion of a white nationalist, if someone wants to call them white nationalist, to me is an American." On Tuesday, Tuberville walked back his comments by saying "If people think a white nationalist is a racist, I agree with that."

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