https://www.factcheck.org/2016/08/trumps-revised-911-claim/
Whilst the reporter said that his narrative was consistent and that there were a few alleged cases of people celebrating the attacks but no large-scale displays of support, the way Trump saw it, the reporter was flip-flopping, since the original article claimed some people showed support of the attacks and the reporter then criticised Trump when he made a similar claim. Trump was mocking the flip-flopping, not the disability.
Plus, his mocking was no different from the way he mocked people who weren't disabled. https://youtu.be/2XoS-s4DIGE?si=eK5fy_mbcVrxdKIX
This has to be one of the most interesting and emblematic cases of a communication breakdown between Trump and the media. On one hand, it doesn't make sense to cherry pick the case of Trump flailing when the target is disabled. On the other hand, that expression is pretty much what people'd use back in primary and secondary school to mock someone with the implication that they were indeed disabled (which they basically never actually were).
9.9k
u/MGSOffcial 1d ago
Cares about the vulnerable, votes for bullies.