Just a month after launching what seemed like a quixotic campaign, Trump made the first major misstep that led many, including his then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, to believe his bid was over before it really began.Īt a forum in Iowa, he fired back after Arizona Sen. The billionaire real-estate mogul and reality TV star managed to craft a populist appeal that helped him around these 11 times he seemed to be done for: And despite winning the popular vote by nearly 3 million, her lack of a prominent economic message and lack of focus on Rust Belt states led to losing the Electoral College and the presidency to Trump. Some of his improbable actions were overlooked by voters who simply couldn't stomach voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. And on Election Night, his unlikely win proved he may well have been the ultimate Teflon candidate. Many things he did would have been the death knell for any other candidate's political hopes - mocking a disabled reporter, bragging about groping, disparaging a Gold Star family and even boasting about his manhood during a national debate.īut every time political pundits and reporters thought Trump was done for, he seemed to rise like a phoenix from the ashes. But this past year, now-President-elect Donald Trump may have had more than that. Some politicians seem to have nine lives, constantly evading scandal and overcoming the odds. The good part for Serge is that he has gotten more publicity in the last 48 hours than he has in the past 35 years – and he obviously loves it which is why he keeps pushing this ridiculous story – but that’s fine with me.President-elect Donald Trump points to his supporters during his "Thank You" rally earlier this month in North Carolina. Don’t change a story you wrote fourteen years ago – you lose all credibility. I leave this message to Serge Kovaleski who I look forward to meeting or meeting again someday. I have done many day in the life stories with reporters – the entire day in the life usually last for a very short period as far as actual reporting goes. While I may have met him, I don’t remember it – he made no impression on me. His meeting with me may have been the highlight of his career, it certainly wasn’t the highlight of mine. Serge Kovaleski, who said he interviewed me in the 1980’s is grasping at straws because he is embarrassed because after fourteen years, with no retraction, he tried to change his story. Very few treat me fairly but those that do, I have great respect for. I have met thousands of reporters over my life time. “The good part for Serge is that he has gotten more publicity in the last 48 hours than he has in the past 35 years – and he obviously loves it which is why he keeps pushing this ridiculous story – but that’s fine with me,” Trump said in the statement. In a statement released Friday afternoon, Trump said he has met countless reporters through the years and cannot remember everyone. So, since the people at the have made all bad decisions over the last decade, why do people care what they write. Since his remarks about Kovaleski and then explanation, Trump has demanded an apology from The Times, which he has blasted over social media for criticizing him about the perceived Kovaleski gesturing. All in all, I would say around a dozen times, I’ve interacted with him as a reporter while I was at The Daily News.” “I’ve talked to him at press conferences. “I’ve interviewed him in his office,” Kovaleski said, according to The Times. Donald Trump Says His Mocking of New York Times Reporter Was Misread XHqkhfAyns On Thursday, in a Times story, Kovaleski said he and Trump did in fact know each and were on a first name basis for years. Trump has since maintained the two men never met and he was not aware of Kovaleski’s physical condition he was mimicking a flailing reporter in general. Donald Trump Defends Disabled Reporter Impression: "I Do Not Know What He Looks Like"
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