A photo of Clinton shaking the man’s hand 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 Fourth of July weekend, walking in a parade and stopping at the Dairy Twirl for ice cream in the town of Lebanon.
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The man, seen in the background of this picture with a cup of 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."
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Brown, 33, got the tattoo four years ago, after a bout of pneumonia put him in a coma for 6 weeks and caused him to lose his legs.
The phrase represents how he felt about himself as he got out of the hospital, he said.
"I got out, and I saw my body totally messed up," he said.
On July 3, he and his girlfriend went to the ice cream stand without knowing Clinton was planning an appearance.
"I was just standing in line and turned around," he said. "She started talking to me."
Brown said he wants people to know he is not a white supremacist or racist. And though the Clinton campaign's photo caused some to misconstrue him, he said he still supports her.
In their brief meeting, he said he felt like he connected with her as a real person, not just a politician.
"Nobody really gives me a chance a day to talk, and she was willing to talk to me," he said. "She just feels like a down-to-Earth person."
Nicholas Brown
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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