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I don't see this as time wasted. It is likely to take very little of his time and it will pay off dividends.
Leading a nation should be about more than *just* balancing a cheque book.
That said, I don't think he should have offered an opinion on this incident to begin with. Should he speak to race in general? Yes. Was this the incident he should have chosen as his vehicle to address it? I don't really think it is. But you never know...
Regardless, now that he has offered an opinion (and rather stuck his foot in it), I think this is a reasonable response. At the very least, his words (the whole speech not just snippets taken out of context) and actions can model proper responses to things like this.
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- Old Man Luedecke
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