NBCUniversal cuts ties with Donald Trump

CNN ^ | June 29, 2015 | By Brian Stelter and Frank Pallotta

[Brad from Tennessee]

NBCUniversal, under pressure from an array of Hispanic groups, is severing its business ties to presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Miss USA pageant, scheduled for July 12, will no longer air on the network. Nor will the Miss Universe pageant, scheduled for next January. Both pageants were, until now, jointly owned by NBC and Trump.

"At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values," the company said in a statement on Monday. "Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump."

Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Chicago, Trump said he had enjoyed a "great" relationship with NBC but would not back down on his views about immigration. Trump told CNN correspondent Athena Jones that he may sue NBC.

Then, in a statement a few minutes later, he elaborated: "If NBC is so weak and so foolish to not understand the serious illegal immigration problem in the United States, coupled with the horrendous and unfair trade deals we are making with Mexico, then their contract violating closure of Miss Universe/Miss USA will be determined in court."

Trump also invoked NBC's suspended anchorman: "They will stand behind lying Brian Williams, but won't stand behind people that tell it like it is, as unpleasant as that may be."

[Truth29]

You are known by your enemies. It is getting harder not to like Donald Trump, even if he all about Trump. Go on Donald, drive the Left and racist invaders nuts.

[Mase]

"At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values," the company said in a statement on Monday. "

Yeah, right. Except for conservatives/Christians.

[SoFloFreeper]

Trump also invoked NBC's suspended anchorman: "They will stand behind lying Brian Williams, but won't stand behind people that tell it like it is, as unpleasant as that may be."

[PghBaldy]

If he is truly running, wouldn’t they have to put him on sabbatical or something anyway?

[CaptainK]

Donald's response. The last line is perfection:

[exit82]

Good for Donald Trump.

NBC is owned by Comcast, which is in the tank for Obama/Jarrett.

That is where this coming from.

A pox on their houses.

[free_life]

Shut the border down...YES. Fair trade and protect American jobs....YES. Destroy ISIS....YES. Who else is taking on these issues like Trump? They can’t shut him up and they hate that. Go Donald go!

[GregoTX]

"Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump."

I have not followed this story. Did Trump say something about "immigrants" or illegal aliens? An illegal alien is someone that never went through the immigration process so should not be called an "immigrant" but usually are.

[DJ Taylor]

" Did Trump say something about "immigrants" or illegal aliens?"

During his campaign kickoff speech on June 16, The Celebrity Apprentice host said, “the U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best.” He added, “They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

[Georgia Girl 2]

Way to go Donald.

[Mmmike]

This makes a pretty convincing that Trump is speaking his real mind, he’s not merely gunning for popularity points. Like him or not, I think the skeptics should take heed.

[The Toll]

No one ever gets fired for insulting actual Americans.

[Balding_Eagle]

And there was, and maybe still is, a whole cadre’ of Freepers who didn’t want Trump to run.

Man, fireworks BEFORE the 4th!

How much better can it get?

Plus I get to post my tagline again.

[Corazon]

UNIVISION AND NBC ARE SPONSORS OF NHMC

[Corazon]

In Mexico one of the oldest newspaper El Excelsior published five days ago, that illegal immigrants from Colombia, are the leaders in the arrests of those that commit crimes based on arrest statistics . Trump did the same, what is the difference? Like Trump said here is not political correct but in Mexico it is correct.

 

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 22 de junio.- Ciudadanos procedentes de países como Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela y China, entre otros, consiguen visas y pasaportes como turistas y arriban a la Ciudad de México, donde muchos de ellos encuentran una oportunidad para cometer delitos como robo y clonación de tarjetas bancarias, principalmente.

 

Conforme a la Dirección General de Política y Estadística Criminal de la Procuraduría del DF, los colombianos son los extranjeros que lideran las detenciones en la Ciudad de México.

 

http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2015/06/22/1030706

 

Google Translation

 

MEXICO CITY, 22 June.- Citizens from countries like Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela and China, among others, get visas and passports as tourists arriving in Mexico City, where many of them find an opportunity to commit crimes such as theft and bank card cloning, mainly.

According to the Directorate General of Political and Criminal Statistics Office CITY, Colombians are foreigners leading the arrests in Mexico City.

[Cubs Fan]

BTW NBC (through MSNBC) Still employs vile antiwhite racist and riot inciter Al Sharpton.

Very revealing.