Just wow. I can't believe anyone would vote for this man as president.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/u...ld-trumps-mockery-of-disabled-journalist.html
and from Politifact
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...ac-says-donald-trump-mocked-disabled-reporter
Trump's Statement:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/u...ld-trumps-mockery-of-disabled-journalist.html
and from Politifact
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...ac-says-donald-trump-mocked-disabled-reporter
Trump's Statement:
During the rally backlash, Trump insisted in a statement he couldn’t have known the man was disabled because "I have no idea who this reporter, Serge Kovaleski is, what he looks like or his level of intelligence. … Despite having one of the all-time great memories I certainly do not remember him."
Politifact:
In fact, Kovelski recalled spending the day with Trump in 1989 when the reporter and other journalists flew with the billionaire on the "inaugural voyage" of the Trump Shuttle airline.
"Flying out of La Guardia, we spent a big chunk of the day flying up and down the east coast with Trump chatting with me and the others on the plane," Kovaleski told the Daily News. He added that a furious Trump called the next day and screamed at him" because Kovaleski had reported that the Trump Shuttle took off late on its debut flight after Trump had run many ads saying it would be the most on-time airline in the industry.
The Daily News story looking back at Kovaleski’s history with Trump included an archived image of his bylined Trump Shuttle story ("Wings of Don") with a photograph of Trump cutting a ceremonial ribbon.
In addition, Trump spoke familiarly about Kovelski at the rally, calling him a "nice reporter." He also described him as "the poor guy" and indicated he knew Kovaleski’s appearance ("you gotta see this guy") before launching into his imitation.