Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his comment about a federal judge was “misconstrued” as an attack against people of Mexican heritage. The presumptive Republican nominee issued a statement after criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. He added that, “while this lawsuit should have been dismissed, it is now scheduled for trial in November. I do not intend to comment on this matter any further.” Trump has repeatedly said U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel cannot rule fairly in the case because of his “Mexican heritage.” People who paid money to take real estate courses at Trump University are suing Trump for fraud. They claim they did not receive the education they paid for and have demanded their money back. The billionaire real estate developer denies the fraud allegations. He says many Trump University customers were happy with the classes they paid for and gave the program positive reviews.
Title: Trump: Comments About Judge Were 'Misconstrued'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/trump_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Trump: Comments About Judge Were 'Misconstrued'' data-article-id='1595'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14000'>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his comment about a federal judge was “misconstrued” as an attack against people of Mexican heritage.</span> <span data-start-time='14000' data-end-time='23875'>The presumptive Republican nominee issued a statement after criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.</span> <span data-start-time='23875' data-end-time='32542'>He added that, “while this lawsuit should have been dismissed, it is now scheduled for trial in November.</span> <span data-start-time='32542' data-end-time='37271'>I do not intend to comment on this matter any further.”</span> <span data-start-time='37271' data-end-time='50521'>Trump has repeatedly said U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel cannot rule fairly in the case because of his “Mexican heritage.”</span> <span data-start-time='50521' data-end-time='59958'>People who paid money to take real estate courses at Trump University are suing Trump for fraud.</span> <span data-start-time='59958' data-end-time='68521'>They claim they did not receive the education they paid for and have demanded their money back.</span> <span data-start-time='68521' data-end-time='75021'>The billionaire real estate developer denies the fraud allegations.</span> <span data-start-time='75021' data-end-time='85542'>He says many Trump University customers were happy with the classes they paid for and gave the program positive reviews.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/trump_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6361 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/what_does_misconstrued_mean.m4a'>What does misconstrued mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to interpret someone's words or actions wrongly'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/a_crime.m4a'><span>a crime</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/to_resolve_a_legal_dispute.m4a'><span>to resolve a legal dispute</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/buildings_and_land.m4a'><span>buildings and land</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/to_interpret_someones_words_or_actions_wrongly.m4a'><span>to interpret someone's words or actions wrongly</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6362 data-hint-location='50521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/what_is_trump_being_sued_over.m4a'>What is Trump being sued over?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Trump University'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/trump_university.m4a'><span>Trump University</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/tax_fraud.m4a'><span>tax fraud</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/sexual_harassment.m4a'><span>sexual harassment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/racist_remarks.m4a'><span>racist remarks</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6363 data-hint-location='37271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/trump_has_said_judge_curiel_cannot_rule_fairly_in_the_case_because_of_his__blank_.m4a'>Trump has said Judge Curiel cannot rule fairly in the case because of his <span class='blank'>heritage</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='heritage'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/education.m4a'><span>education</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/heritage.m4a'><span>heritage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/hatred.m4a'><span>hatred</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1103/job.m4a'><span>job</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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