Trump's not a racist -- he just lacks any empathy for people: ex-White House official

CNN's Abby Philip on Monday had an awkward discussion with a former Trump official about whether the former president is really a racist.

During an interview, former Trump White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci made the case that Trump's long history of racist remarks aren't necessarily indicative of a deeply held racism along the lines of David Duke.

"He's an objectifier of people," Scaramucci explained. "And so if people asked me, like, 'Is trump a racist? He's not a racist?' ...