Covington Student Speaks Out About Encounter With Native American Activist Nick Sandmann, the high school student at the center of the media frenzy over his interaction with Native American activist Nathan Phillips in Washington, D.C. last week, said he does not believe his actions that day were disrespectful.  Speaking to the “Today” show in a segment that aired Wednesday, Sandmann said he “had every right to stand there” but repeatedly wished the group of students he was with “could have walked away and avoided it.” “But I can’t say I’m sorry for standing there,” he said when Savannah Guthrie asked if he felt he owed anyone an apology.  TODAY ✔  @TODAYshow “As far as standing there, I had every right to do so. My position is that I was not disrespectful to Mr. Phillips. I respect him. I’d like to talk to him...But I can't say that I'm sorry for listening to him and standing there.” Nick Sandmann on if he owes anyone an apology. Sandmann explained that in the moment he wasn’t sure what was going to happen after a small group of Hebrew Israelites started hurling derogatory comments at the students, including calling them “incest kids”—and he also was initially confused by Phillips’ presence there. ( Full Story In Link Below )⤵ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/01/23/covington-student-talks-to-today-show-n2539910