
A poll released Tuesday shows this man is the leading GOP candidate with 25 percent support among Republicans in Iowa. Last week people at a Trump rally attacked a Black Lives Matter protester while the candidate cheered from the podium. That was not the case, as best as I can remember." When asked about this scene, Kovaleski told CNN, "Much of that has, indeed, faded from memory … I do not recall anyone saying there were thousands, or even hundreds, of people celebrating. 26, 201502:02 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is under fire after he appeared to ridicule a reporter with a. While mocking the reporter, Trump was referring to a 2001 story that Kovaleski wrote for The Washington Post, which referenced New Jersey, "law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river." Trump's supporters are using this quote to defend his claim that thousands of Muslim-Americans cheered the collapse of the World Trade Center. Donald Trump Slammed for Appearing to Mock Disabled Reporter Nov. "The sad part about it is, it didn't in the slightest bit jar or surprise me that Donald Trump would do something this low-rent, given his track record," Kovaleski told The Washington Post. Kovaleski has worked with Trump for years, having covered the businessman for the New York Daily News between 19. "We think it's outrageous that he would ridicule the appearance of one of our reporters," a spokeswoman for the Times told Politico. "Now, the poor guy - you've got to see this guy, 'Ah, I don't know what I said! I don't remember!'" Trump said while flailing his arms around. He was referring to reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a chronic condition that affects his joints called arthrogryposis. This week, Trump mocked a New York Times reporter with a congenital joint condition during a campaign rally in South Carolina.

Sadly, it wouldn't be a Donald Trump campaign stop without the Republican frontrunner saying or doing something offensive.
