Trump defends controversial ad, telling reporter 'your questions are offensive a lot of times'

[riversedge]

Source: The Hill



By Emily Birnbaum - 11/05/18 01:49 PM EST
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A reporter asked Trump about the widespread controversy over the ad, which NBC and Fox pulled from the airwaves on Monday.

"I don’t know about it," Trump said. "We have a lot of ads. And they certainly are effective, based on the numbers that we’re seeing."

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The ad, paid for by the Trump campaign, links the so-called migrant caravan heading towards the southern border with Luis Bracamontes, a man convicted of killing two U.S. police officers. It accuses Democrats of seeking to bring people like Bracamontes into the U.S., particularly through the caravan.

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler gave Trump "four Pinocchios" for claiming in the ad that Democrats brought Bracamontes back into the country. A review of court records by the Post reveals his case was handled primarily by Republicans................................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414964-asked-about-immigration-ad-trump-tells-reporter-your-questions-are

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Trump is getting more smug as the days do by.

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Darrell McCaslin
‏ @DMc707
3h3 hours ago

*NO* bottom
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Julie
‏ @JulieJChang
3h3 hours ago

Replying to @bubbaprog @Popehat

You pinned that ad @realDonaldTrump
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‏ @meanlin1
3h3 hours ago
Replying to @bubbaprog

He should have said:

“I know you are but what am I?”

Where was the speechwriter on this?!
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[More_Cowbell]

1. He infuriates me. I can't wait until we shut him up for good. nt

[cstanleytech]

14. Don't hate him or his supporters instead pity them as they are worthy of pity.

After all hatred and ignorance is all most of them know and the rest are simple sheep who believe what they are told to believe when they are told to believe it.

[HopeAgain]

2. Juvenile Idiot eom

[murielm99]

3. He has the option of not answering

"offensive" questions.

Pouty man-child!

[KentuckyWoman]

13. But he doesn't have the ability

He's too much a drama queen.

[msongs]

4. media toadys give him immense coverage and its spread all over the place nt

[Racerdog1]

5. No one more offensive

Than this orange piece of shit. Fucker can't die soon enough.

[iluvtennis]

6. Trump is a low IQ racist - plain and simple. nt

[C_U_L8R]

7. 'I know you are but what am I"

Please stop. Just stop.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. It is basically the 2018 version of the 1988 "Willie Horton" ad, now 30 years later

The GOP knows that bigotry works.

[RainCaster]

9. I will be happy when the press can only see him during visiting hours

The warden will take away his Twitter account too.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. Tomorrow can't come fast enough.

I hate that fucking ignorant moron. I really do.

[TeamPooka]

11. he's a 10 year old. That's how they respond to stuff.

[pazzyanne]

12. The truth is offensive to tRump!

Lies not so much.

[Historic NY]

15. Imagine if every week there was a Donald lie of the week ad on the TV.

24/7