Trump Mocks Reporter With Physical Disability
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Donald Trump publicly mocked and humiliated a New York Times reporter with a physical disability.
Trump mocked Serge Kovaleski during a campaign rally in South Carolina on Tuesday after calling him a “nice reporter.” Kovalevski lives with arthrogryposis, a condition that causes his hand to rest at unusual angles and is characterized by joint contractures. Kovalevski was working for the Washington Postat the time of the attacks.
“You ought to see the guy,” Trump said, before launching into a garish “impersonation” of Kovalevski that included random arm gesticulations. “‘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’s campaign has not issued a comment on his remarks regarding Kovalevski. But Politico also reported that his new national campaign spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, referred to a decorated veteran appearing in a video for Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) 2012 campaign opponent as “deformed.” Pierson later apologized.
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