Man With “White” Tattoo Who Shook Hands With Hillary Clinton Is Not A Supremacist

A picture of Clinton shaking hands with the man was removed from her Twitter feed last week after questions were raised. The tattoo, however, is part of a larger piece that says "white trash."

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned in New Hampshire over the 4th of July weekend, walking in a parade and stopping at the Dairy Twirl for ice cream in the town of Lebanon.

A campaign photographer snapped a picture of her shaking hands with a man with a "WHITE" tattoo on his arm, and it was posted on Twitter along with a Clinton quote.

Shortly after it was posted, followers began to question whether the tattoo was related to white supremacy, and the campaign deleted the tweet and photo out of caution.

The man, seen in the background of this picture holding an ice cream, told BuzzFeed News on Monday that he is not a white supremacist. The "white" tattoo seen on his right arm is actually part of a larger piece that says, "white trash."

Nicholas Brown, 33, got the tattoo four years ago, after a bout of pneumonia put him in a coma for six weeks and caused him to lose his legs.

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