And I think it's ironic that newspapers, which tend not to admit they got something wrong, now seem very willing to disavow their own earlier reportage that some Muslims were celebrating on 9-11. I doubt he saw thousands but he might very well have seen some. To be clear, I have no idea if Trump saw thousands of Muslims celebrating 9-11 in Jersey City. And the journalist has claimed to have interviewed Trump several times so it would be difficult to believe the Trump campaign's excuse that Trump didn't even know the reporter. Trump even says "you've gotta' see this guy" before imitating him. Now here's Kovaleski talking about something completely unrelated but you'll be able to spot the similarities between what Trump is doing and Kovaleski:įor those who say he wasn't mocking the journalist's disability, I just don't see how you can come to that conclusion. When Trump quotes him he awkwardly holds his hands up and gesticulates awkwardly. Trump, whose campaign advised us to "Forget love" when talking about immigration policies, clearly seems to mock former Washington Post reporter Serge Kovaleski who suffers from arthrogryposis, a condition which severely limits the mobility of his arms. He apparently did not just mock someone with a disability but he may very well have mocked him specifically for his disability. But Trump's latest is, I think, revealing of his character. I'll admit I've gotten a kick out of him at times. It's not just appreciation for Trump, it's also anger at the media. His candidacy, while built on his immigration stance, has persevered because many refuse to let the media take him down. Donald Trump mocks reporter's disability The New York Times is angry that Donald Trump appeared to mock one of its reporters who has a physical disability, but the candidate denied Thursday that. Donald Trump would be in hot water if he were any other candidate but he's apparently immune to such things mainly because so many love the way he confronts his opponents and the media (is that redundant?).
According to Politico, a representative for the New York Times said, "We think it's outrageous that he would ridicule the appearance of one of our reporters.Mocking the weak is not a desirable trait in someone seeking the most powerful office in the world.
Kovaleski has arthrogryposis, a rare musculoskeletal disorder that restricts his arms' range of movement. I don't remember,'" Trump told the crowd in South Carolina while making gestures with his arms that look like he's making fun of Kovaleski's disability. Trump's exact words, per the footage below, were: "Now the poor guy, you ought to see the guy, 'Uh I don't know what I said. Many people were none too pleased with Trump's impression of the reporter. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States that Trump disagreed with. The journalist Trump mocked, Serge Kovaleski, now writes for the Times but in 2001 wrote a story for the Washington Post about the Sept. During a speech Tuesday in South Carolina, business tycoon and presidential hopeful Donald Trump did an impression of a disabled New York Times reporter that many are calling highly offensive. When Hillary Clinton mentioned during the third presidential debate Wednesday night that Donald Trump mocked a disabled reporter, he interrupted by.
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