Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The campaign

It's not a campaign, it's performance art:
Two minutes into Donald Trump's news conference here Tuesday night came the question he tried to
silence.

"Mr. Trump, I have a question," said Jorge Ramos, the top news anchor at Univision and one of the country's most recognizable Mexican-Americans, as he stood up in the front row of journalists.

"Excuse me," the Republican presidential front-runner told Ramos. "Sit down. You weren't called. Sit down."

Ramos, holding a piece of paper, calmly tried to ask Trump about his plan to combat illegal immigration. "I'm a reporter, an immigrant, a senior citizen," he said. "I have the right to ask a question."

Trump interrupted him. "Go back to Univision," he said. Then the billionaire businessman motioned to one of his bodyguards, who walked across the room and physically removed Ramos from the room.
Calmly? Not so much. There's plenty o' video:


Eventually, Ramos came back and got a five-minute exchange with Trump:
But moments later, Ramos returned to his seat in the front row -- and Trump called on him. For five minutes, they tangled over immigration policy, an issue on which both men have passionately different views. It was one of the more compelling moments of the 2016 campaign.

"Good to have you back," Trump told Ramos, signaling to him to begin his questioning.
Rick Perry might kick a reporter out of his next press conference, assuming a reporter shows up.

1 comment:

3john2 said...

Btw, when was the last time Hillary took a reporter's question from the floor?