Donald Trump on Friday condemned the assault on a homeless man in Boston that the suspects said was inspired by his views on immigrants. 
 
 "Boston incident is terrible," Trump said on Twitter. "We need energy and passion, but we must treat each other with respect. I would never condone violence." 
 
 The Mexican government has confirmed that the homeless man police say was beaten by two brothers was a citizen of Mexico. 
 
 The brothers urinated on the 58-year-old man, punched him and beat him with a metal pole while he slept near a train station, and one of them said afterward that Trump was right about deporting "all these illegals," police said. 
 
 Daniel Hernandez Joseph, the consul general of Mexico in Boston, condemned the attack, saying his government would "take the necessary measures to defend the rights and interests of Mexicans," The Boston Globe reported. 
 
 The brothers, Scott Leader and Steve Leader, were being held without bail on charges including assault and indecent exposure. They pleaded not guilty. 
 
 Witnesses flagged down a state trooper at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday after they saw the attack and then saw the Leaders walk away laughing, prosecutors said. The victim was treated for a broken nose, serious bruises and other injuries. 
 
 Scott Leader told troopers after his arrest, "Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported," according to a state police report filed in court. 
 
 Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, has inflamed Latinos by describing Mexican immigrants as "criminals" and "rapists" and saying he would build a wall between the United States and Mexico to crack down on illegal immigration. He recently said he would deport the millions of people already in the United States illegally, sort them into groups of "good ones" and "bad ones" and then allow those deemed good to re-enter the country. 
 
 Following the attack, Trump reportedly said that it "would be a shame.” if his rhetoric inspired violence, but added that he found "the people that are following me are very passionate." 
 
 "They love this country," he said, according to the Boston Herald. "They want this country to be great again. But they are very passionate. I will say that.” 
 
 Attorneys who appeared with the brothers for their arraignment couldn't immediately be reached for comment. 
 
 Mexican officials said they would follow the investigation "very closely" to ensure that those responsible are held accountable. 
 
 Court records show Scott Leader served a year in prison for a hate crime against a Moroccan coffee shop worker after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the Globe said. 
 
 Copyright Associated Press ||||| GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump today tweeted out his condemnation of an attack on a homeless Boston Hispanic man by suspects who name-dropped the mogul -- days after his initial remarks that his supporters were "passionate" drew fire. 
 
 “Boston incident is terrible,” Trump said on Twitter. “We need energy and passion, but we must treat each other with respect. I would never condone violence.” 
 
 Police said witnesses flagged down a trooper just after midnight Wednesday after they saw Scott and Stephen Leader urinating on a homeless man who was sleeping and punching and beating him with a metal pole. The man was treated for a broken nose and several bruises to his face. 
 
 Scott Leader told troopers after his arrest, “Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported,” according to a state police report filed in court. 
 
 When asked on Wednesday night in New Hampshire if he had heard of the incident, Trump said he hadn’t. 
 
 “I will say, the people that are following me are very passionate,” he told reporters. “They love this country. They want this country to be great again. And they are very passionate.” 
 
 Both Leader brothers pleaded not guilty to assault and indecent exposure charges. They are being held without bail.
– Donald Trump is taking another crack at responding to an assault in Boston reportedly committed in his name, this time with a little more feeling: "Boston incident is terrible," he tweets. "We need energy and passion, but we must treat each other with respect. I would never condone violence." The comments follow an assault in which two brothers allegedly beat a homeless Hispanic man and later invoked Trump's negative comments about immigrants, notes the Boston Herald. Initially, Trump called the assault a "shame" but quickly added that his followers were passionate, and critics accused of him of downplaying the violence. Or as Time puts it, he "flubbed" his first attempt. The 58-year-old victim is a citizen of Mexico, reports NECN. He was recuperating from a broken nose and other injuries.