Donald Trump says he regrets things he said that may have caused personal pain

Donald Trump has expressed remorse for things that he has said during his raucous presidential campaign.At a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate suggested that he may have gone too far since announcing his bid for the White House more than a year ago."Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that," Trump mused, amid laughter and applause from the audience."And I do regret it," he added, "particularly where it may have caused personal pain."It is the first time that the GOP nominee has acknowledged remorse for his caustic statements on the campaign trail.Although he was not specific about what he regretted, there has been no shortage of controversy along the brash billionaire's march to the general election.Trump last year called out Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who spent five years in a prisoner-of-war camp after his plane was shot down over Vietnam in 1967.More recently, the real-estate mogul had a bitter feud with a Gold Star family, and made a comment that was widely interpreted as a suggestion of violence against his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.Thursday's speech was the first time that Trump spoke after radically overhauling his campaign staff earlier this week. The new additions to the businessman's operation ' among them, Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon ' were perceived as Trump doubling down on what has been characterized as an abrasive campaign.After admitting his regrets, Trump turned to Clinton, slamming the former US secretary of state for the email scandal that has plagued her campaign.The Clinton camp sent out a statement following Trump's speech, saying, "Donald Trump literally started his campaign by insulting people. He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret.""That apology tonight is simply a well-written phrase until he tells us which of his many offensive, bullying and divisive comments he regrets ' and changes his tune altogether," the statement read.You can watch a portion of the speech below:var playerParam = { 'pcode': 'BhdmY6l9g002rBhQ6aEBZiheacDu', 'playerBrandingId': '6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e', 'skin': { 'config': '//player.ooyala.com/static/v4/stable/4.4.11/skin-plugin/skin.json' }};OO.ready(function() { window.pp = OO.Player.create('ooyala-post-container', 'RkYjhmNTE6CfVewKYLRLa6cvARknIHax', playerParam);});Join the conversation about this story
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