Trump calls US journalist 'a sleaze' at press conference
He calls the political press "among the most dishonest people I have ever met"
US Republican candidate Donald Trump. PHOTO: AFP
NEW YORK:
Donald Trump on Tuesday called an American journalist "a sleaze" during a combative press conference in which he defended his record on supporting veterans, saying he raised $5.6 million for charities on the campaign trail.
"You're a sleaze," said the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, pointing to a journalist who he said was from news network ABC, "because you know the facts and you know the facts well."
US should remain in Afghanistan to protect Pakistan's nuclear arms, says Trump
Trump called the political press "among the most dishonest people I have ever met," and criticized media coverage of his presidential campaign in general and his appearance at a veterans biker rally on Sunday.
The New York real estate tycoon annihilated more than a dozen rivals in the race to sew up the Republican nomination for the White House and is trailing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton by just a few percentage points in recent polls ahead of November's general election.
Donald Trump on Tuesday called an American journalist "a sleaze" during a combative press conference in which he defended his record on supporting veterans, saying he raised $5.6 million for charities on the campaign trail.
"You're a sleaze," said the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, pointing to a journalist who he said was from news network ABC, "because you know the facts and you know the facts well."
US should remain in Afghanistan to protect Pakistan's nuclear arms, says Trump
Trump called the political press "among the most dishonest people I have ever met," and criticized media coverage of his presidential campaign in general and his appearance at a veterans biker rally on Sunday.
The New York real estate tycoon annihilated more than a dozen rivals in the race to sew up the Republican nomination for the White House and is trailing Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton by just a few percentage points in recent polls ahead of November's general election.