Posted on 11/27/2015 4:33:26 AM PST by GonzoII
Donald Trump, leading Republican candidate for president, took his spat with the New York Times to the next level, doubling down on his denial of mocking a handicapped reporter and then demanding the newspaper apologize for accusing him of doing so.
In tweets sent out Thanksgiving Day, Trump said once again he didn't poke fun of Serge Kovaleski, a New York Times journalist who suffers from arthrogryposis, a congenital condition that restricts the movements of his arms.
His campaign first opened with this clarification: "Donald J. Trump today demanded an apology fro the failing New York Times which accused him (during a major speech before 10,000 people in Myrtle Beach, SC) of mocking a reporter's physical disability when in fact, Mr. Trump does not know anything about the reporter or anything about what the reporter looks like. He was merely mocking the fact that the reporter was trying to pull away from a story that he wrote 14 years ago."
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If they don’t apologize, I’m hoping he’ll find 50 ways to sue them into the abyss for their slander as an abject lesson on why not to be a commie sycophant.
LET'S GIVE A BIG HAND TO SERGE! I understand in NYC, he might not be able to bear arms. Weak, huh?
Another opportunity to highlight media bias AND embarrass the NYT.
The NY Times will not apologize & the Trump saying he did not know the reporter or of his disability will be underreported.
Not sure, but I think it’s more difficult to win slander suits when you are a public figure.
NY Times will now be banned from all Trump events and press conferences.
Good, weed out the leftist traitors one by one. Eventually, all that will be left to cover DT events will be the patriots and honest reporters.
Meanwhile the public is cheering all the way.
I gotta admit I don’t think I could take 8 years of this crap with Trump and the media and the back and forth - it is exhausting to listen too.
Or as Joe Biden might say "Serge put those hands together and give yourself a big round of applause".
We are at war...it has to be ugly.
Better get used to it because if any Repub wins it will be just like it was when GWB was POTUS.
The left and its libtard media will never lighten up or go away.
You’re spot on. Trump has used lawsuits as a tool to deter future attacks as much as anything else though. The same way the left does it to financially break people. Trump uses it the same way against the left.
That’s what he said? is that the money line for all this poopoo in the news?
Wasn’t sure it was a quote.
With all this stuff, I was expecting a quote like “Someone steal Serge’s wheelchair and then lets see how fast he is then?” or something like that
The alternative is a fawning press; but only if it is another Dem/Socialist in the WH. The MSM wouldn't leave any Republican alone. It's their mode of operation; attempt to control thru constant shaming. Most Republicans succumb to the pressure; Trump won't.
I love it.I hope he gets even more press because of this.He is taking it to the commies and its refreshing.
I gotta admit I don’t think I could take 8 years of this crap with Trump and the media and the back and forth - it is exhausting to listen too.
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I enjoy someone with guts running for president...it’s a great thing!
this thing reminds me of the controversy over Rush supposedly mocking Michael J Fox........
LOL.. Surely you’re joking. You can’t sue a newspaper. If you could they would have all been gone 100 years ago. They are protected by Free Speech, i.e. “This is our opinion and we have the right to our opinion”...... And in political campaigns, lies and slander are so rampant, courts don’t even hear cases of defamation of character. You can say anything you want about a politician and get away with it.
“Better get used to it because if any Repub wins it will be just like it was when GWB was POTUS.
The left and its libtard media will never lighten up or go away.”
At least Trump will fight the libbtard media back. Bush never did. He was like a human pinata.
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