Nearly a week has passed since President Donald Trump demanded an apology from NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace following last month's FBI investigation into a possible hate crime inside a garage at Talladega Superspeedway. Trump called the situation a "hoax" after the FBI concluded a rope-pull that was tied like a noose inside Wallace's garage was coincidental and had been there since last year.

"Has Bubba Wallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER," Trump tweeted.

Wallace appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" this week and told guest-host Anthony Anderson he was initially shocked that the Commander in Chief would be worrying about auto-racing matters. Wallace previously posted a note on his social media pages saying some people "are taught to hate" in response to Trump.

When I first read it, I was like, Man, theres so much more things that are going on in the world that I feel like he should be worried about. But its hard to get people to understand, especially when the facts are delivered on the table and theyve been there for two weeks now," Wallace said. "So to be late to the party is one thing and to be wrong on the factual information is another. But all in all, he did get one thing right in his tweet, though.

"The great officials that continue to stand behind me, NASCAR drivers and officials have continued to stand behind me through it all. He got that part right. Its a great sport that Im proud to be a part of.

Wallace said last month he's thankful the FBI determined he wasn't the target of a hate crime prior to a Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, but wants answers as to why a garage pull was tied like a noose at the racetrack. Wallace said he doesn't understand the reasoning behind the styled-pull, which had been at the garage stall for at least a year, as determined by the FBI's investigation.

It was a noose, Wallace said. Whoever had the time to create that and tie it up like that ... the (FBI) was skeptical about it. When the FBI says those types of things and I told them that I told my team members, Are we sure this isnt something were taking out of context?

And the FBI backed my team up and reiterated that if you were to see this at this time, youd stand with your team on why they were so alert. It is what it is.

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