Donald Trump Launches Two-Tweet Tirade Against POLITICO

poynter.org ^ | October 07, 2015

[Helicondelta]

POLITICO found itself in the crosshairs of Donald Trump on Wednesday, as the perennial media critic and presidential candidate railed against the Rosslyn-based political news outlet.

Trump dashed off a two-tweet attack that called POLITICO journalists “clowns” who are “totally dishonest.”

Katie Glueck, a politics reporter at POLITICO, asked Trump for specifics, but he didn’t elaborate.

[Bikkuri]

I imagine them as an outhouse :p (without TP)

[sergeantdave]

“If Politico has no power then why is Trump tweeting about them?”

Because it upsets DU/Soros trolls like you.

[DoodleDawg]

Because it upsets DU/Soros trolls like you.

Why not tweet that to me like your hero would have?

[Dr. Sivana]

as the perennial media critic and presidential candidate railed against the Rosslyn-based political news outlet

I don't really know Trump to be a media critic until this year. Maybe I missed it. Was he hanging out with Siskel and Ebert for a while or something?

As far as I know, Donald Trump has talked about running for president for a LONG time. This is the first time he has actually DONE it. Therefore, it is incorrect to describe him as a perennial candidate. He's a perennial motor mouth and big cheese, but neither a perennial media critic nor a perennial candidate.

Young Benjamin should avoid using purple prose if he isn't up to doing it right.

[AmericanInTokyo]

:-)