Posted on 11/26/2015 2:48:04 PM PST by RoosterRedux
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he does not know the disabled New York Times reporter he is accused of mocking.
"I have no idea who this reporter, Serge Kovaleski is, what he looks like or his level of intelligence," Trump said in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday. "I don't know if he's J.J. Watt or Muhammad Ali in his prime--or somebody of less athletic or physical ability."
Trump cited an article written by Kovaleski in 2001, when he wrote for The Washington Post, that appeared to corroborate the businessman's story of seeing Arab-Americans in New Jersey celebrating as the World Trade Center towers came down.
After Kovaleski, who suffers from a chronic condition that impairs the movement of his arms, went on CNN to renounce the report, Trump appeared to mimic the journalist on stage at a South Carolina rally.
"Now the poor guy, you gotta see this guy: 'Uhh, I don't know what I said. I don't remember.' He's going, 'I don't remember. Maybe that's what I said,' " Trump said at the rally, flailing his arms as he imitated Kovaleski. "That was 14 years ago--they didn't issue a retraction."
The New York Times said it is "outrageous" that Trump would "ridicule the appearance of one of our reporters."
But Trump now claims that he has no idea what Kovaleski looks like.
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How do you know ?...And if you have proof of him acting like that about another reporter wouldn’t you want to make your case?
Its not just me who would like to see that
So now lying about what you do is ok if a liberal is involved ?
You guys are digging your own graves....
Go ahead and put Trump on the ticket.... this kind of BS won’t help him win the general ...Its a simple issue of character (and his lack of it)
Did you review the video? If you did I don’t see how you can come to the conclusion he was mocking the guy about his disability. He was mocking him for trying to take back his story of 14 years ago.
Yeah, go ahead and put some other milquetoast Republican on the ticket.
“One of the telling pieces of evidence is the nyt had to use on freeze frame on only one hand to make their case.”
That’s a good point. I wouldn’t convict either. Very weak evidence.
Make that “one” freeze frame.
Trump don’t fight nice and he don’t fight polite and he don’t fight fair. That’s the kind of President we need. Except, this time he will be one that loves America.
Im sorry that is not the only option
Shut up, newbie. You’re so full of it.
Dam Right I looked at the video and if he wasn’t mocking a guy with a disability I don’t know what the hell he was doing
I remember calling someone a SPAZ ..and yep that was 4th grade behavior
Nicely put.
Thanks for your thoughtful and well-reasoned response.
Yeah - at least be sure to make any errors on the side of the lying Left if it makes Trump look bad...
Since it doesn't prove he wasn't mocked for his appearance, and it also can't prove that he was mocked, you choose to decide he was mocked for his appearance. You and CW must be pen pals.
I probably said it before, but most of the folks who do the rabid anti-someone and don't really claim to support anyone else (in a meaningful way), don't donate to any campaign or support other worthy causes that they make use of for their own pleasure. I know the absence of your name on FR donor rosters doesn't prove you are an across-the-board FReeloader, but on the other hand, it sure might be construed that way......BTW, that's a pretty good facsimile of most of your arguments against Trump. Ironic, no?
Now for a short public service announcement to all on FR:
I prefer Cruz and my money goes to his campaign, hence the Cruz link. If you like someone else, donate to him/her (find your own link to do it) and if you use FR and don't donate, then please don't complain about the welfare leeches or those who have Obama Phones because, functionally, you are no different than any other FReeloader
PS - If you are one of those who cannot afford even a small donation to FR or a candidate, God Bless and happy FReeping!.....
GO CRUZ!! Keep it up Trump!!
Link was pulled.
Alternately, you can do a google/bing search on "New York Times makes up quote from Palin hairdresser in hit piece".
Not sure why it's fussing.
He was mocking the guy for backtracking on the article he wrote 14 years ago. He was not mocking him for his disability. That is a big, big difference. A lot of nyt and wapo reporters need mocking IMHO.
Not what it looked like to me
Thank you FRiend.
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