8. When He Mocked Serge Kovaleski
When Trump made the statement about thousands of people cheering for the demise of the twin towers on September 11, New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski revealed that he was unable to find evidence to back this claim up in an interview with MSNBC. Kovaleski has arthrogryposis, which limits the functioning of his joints. During a rally in South Carolina, Trump mentioned Kovaleski and was seen contorting his wrist – seemingly mocking Kovaleski’s physical condition. Several media outlets jumped on the story and came to the defense of the reporter, and Trump later issued a statement claiming that the whole thing was just a misunderstanding. According to Trump, he wasn’t making fun of him – he was simply imitating, what he thought, a flustered reporter would look like. He says he never met Kovaleski and had no idea who he was, while Kovaleski says the two have been on a first name basis for years.
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