Trump Says Reporters Questioning His Racist Comments Are the Real Racists
On a conference call today, Donald Trump continued his racist attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel (of course), and said the reporters asking questions about it are the real racists.
A clearly irritated Trump told his supporters to attack journalists who ask questions about the lawsuit and his comments about the judge.
“The people asking the questions—those are the racists,” Trump said. “I would go at ‘em.”
Suggesting a broader campaign against the media, Trump said the campaign should also actively criticize television reporters. “I’d let them have it,” he said, referring to those who Trump portrayed as hypocrites.
Trump also urged his followers and surrogates to step up the hate campaign against the judge, but wait… it gets even better.
Because when former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer chimed in to say Trump’s own campaign staff had sent out a memo telling surrogates not to discuss the case against Trump University, Trump angrily responded and insulted the female staffer who sent out the memo:
When former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer interrupted the discussion to inform Trump that his own campaign had asked surrogates to stop talking about the lawsuit, Trump repeatedly demanded to know who sent the memo, and immediately overruled his staff.
“Take that order and throw it the hell out,” Trump said.
Told the memo was sent by Erica Freeman, a staffer who circulates information to surrogates, Trump said he didn’t know her. He openly questioned how the campaign could defend itself if supporters weren’t allowed to talk.
“Are there any other stupid letters that were sent to you folks?” Trump said. “That’s one of the reasons I want to have this call, because you guys are getting sometimes stupid information from people that aren’t so smart.”
Trump is getting more and more out of control, even dissing his own campaign staff for trying to talk him down off the ledge. It’s a real spectacle.
