Trump Taunts NBC Reporter From Podium at Florida Rally
Donald Trump went on a lengthy tirade against the media during a Wednesday rally, capping it off with him calling out an NBC reporter by name at the Miami event.
The Republican nominee helped spark loud “CNN sucks” chants at the rally before targeting NBC’s Katy Tur. She has been a favorite punching bag of his when criticizing the mainstream media, as he has called her called her out in press conferences and events.
“We have massive crowds,” Trump said. “There’s something happening. They’re not reporting it.”
“You’re not reporting it, Katy,” he continued, pointing at Tur. “There’s something happening, Katy. There’s something happening, Katy.”
Members of the media at the event said on Twitter that many in the audience turned and targeted Tur with an onslaught of boos:
.@realDonaldTrump singled out @KatyTurNBC for criticism in knocking the press and now people in crowd keep shouting her name
— Emily Ngo (@epngo) November 2, 2016
Reality
The last time Mr. Trump assailed her by name, Katy Tur had to be escorted out of the rally and to her car by the Secret Service because the fervor he created became too dangerous for her.
In the same press conference where Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails, he blasted Katy Tur after she asked a series of questions, telling her to “be quiet.”
And finally, after four months of Trump bragging at rallies of his $1 million dollar donation to veteran charities, journalists uncovered the fact that Trump never donated any money and was lying the entire time. Donald Trump held a press conference to personally attack members of the media including Tur, calling her a “third-rate journalist.”