Donald Trump said he would “fire” the ABC News journalist who grilled him about his past comments during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on July 31.
During his appearance on Adin Ross’s livestream on Kick on Monday, Trump was asked for his reaction to the event, which his campaign appeared to cut short by 30 minutes when it was clear that he led the session off the rails.
“This woman starts talking … about racism, and I said, ‘You didn’t even say hello to me,’ and I’m doing them a favor by doing this,” Trump told Ross on Monday. “I’m doing this out of respect to the Black community.”
I don’t remember what she said, but it was a basic cordial welcome a journalist would give.
Edit: I can’t find exactly how he was introduced, but this is what he said after she asked him her first question:
She didn’t say that to you because she wasn’t having a friendly chat with you, dumbfuck.
Found the whole thing that includes when they are walking out on stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgod-nqFEEc
Edit: There was a bit of hot mic somewhere nearby so you could hear a little bit before he sat down:
Music dies and mic turns on:
He has those weird psychological tricks, like standing funny, having a long tie, and the handshake thing. Getting people to say “hello, how are you” to him is probably one of those, and he’s upset that she sidestepped it.