Tuesday night, NBC released a portion of the interview.

In it, Guthrie asks Sandmann if he feels any remorse for what happened.

My position is that I was not disrespectful to Mr. Phillips, Sandmann answers in part.

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In hindsight, I wish we couldve walked away and avoided the whole thing.

(See the full clip in the tweet below.)

By Sunday,Sandmann reportedly hired a crisis P.R.

I said a silent prayer that the situation would not get out of hand.

Why would I watch this, writes Dan Carr.

The boy was not supervised properly.

It was obvious that he was taunting the man, regardless of what was going on.

Covington Catholic High School, an all-boys private school, was reportedly closed on Tuesday due to safety concerns.

This is a very serious matter that has already permanently altered the lives of many people.