Showing posts with label Serge Kovaleski. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Serge Kovaleski. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Donald Trump’s revisionist history of mocking a disabled reporter; Washington Post, 8/2/16

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post; Donald Trump’s revisionist history of mocking a disabled reporter:
"The Pinocchio Test
It remains a mystery why Trump feels the need to revisit past controversies, particularly ones that reflect poorly on his tenor and judgment. But, as the evidence shows, Trump clearly mocked Kovaleski — who in any case never “groveled” or in any way took back his reporting.
In an unremarkable statement, Kovaleski merely said that his reporting did not back up Trump’s statement that “thousands” of Muslims celebrated the fall of the Twin Towers — and then Trump attacked him.
Four Pinocchios"