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The usual from the comb-over ego...
NBC Dumps Donald Trump: UPDATED: Trump Responds
Wow, it looks like a Republican's nasty and vitriolic words do come with consequences. Donald Trump thought he was being provocative and entertaining to his conservative xenophobic base when he ranted against Mexicans in his presidential announcement speech.
Univision is canceling its telecast of the Miss USA pageant, an event partially owned by Donald Trump, to protest Trump's offensive remarks about Mexicans.
Univision didn't take kindly to his actions and apparently, neither did NBC. Apparently, the only ones amused by his hateful words are right wing extremists.
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The Donald responds...
UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): Trump's office sends the following statement:As of today, Donald J. Trump is no longer affiliated with NBC. Mr. Trump stands by his statements on illegal immigration, which are accurate. NBC is weak, and like everybody else is trying to be politically correct--- that is why our country is in serious trouble.
Mr. Trump says, We must have strong borders and not let illegal immigrants enter the United States. As has been stated continuously in the press, people are pouring across our borders unabated. Public reports routinely state great amounts of crime are being committed by illegal immigrants. This must be stopped and it must be stopped now. Long ago I told NBC that I would not being doing The Apprentice because I am running for President in order to Make our Country Great Again.
Mr. Trump continued, If NBC is so weak and so foolish to not understand the serious illegal immigration problem in the United States, coupled with the horrendous and unfair trade deals we are making with Mexico, then their contract violating closure of Miss Universe/Miss USA will be determined in court. Furthermore, they will stand behind lying Brian Williams, but wont stand behind people that tell it like it is, as unpleasant as that may be.
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/nbc-dumps-donald-trump
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Archae
(46,358 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I guess that will show them. Only a million others to chose from.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)and your citizen papers
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Why is he so unhappy all the time?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)will do when it opens.
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)hlthe2b
(102,419 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)floating down the river....on his back....yelling "Open the drawbridge"
Cha
(297,805 posts)COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)you could bury him in a matchbox.
Spazito
(50,514 posts)libodem
(19,288 posts)Into every bit of domestic help he has hired in the last 20 years. And documentation on every person who has vacuumed his freakin hotels and casinos.
Papers, please?
WHERE ARE THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES?
Gothmog
(145,666 posts)Trump is being an idiot
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)summerschild
(725 posts)Maybe being obnoxious doesn't play as well in the larger arena of the American public.....
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)If the maxim: "Don't pick a fight with the folks that buy ink by the drum" holds any weight ... this "NBC is weak" spat ought to be interesting, as electricity costs less than ink.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)DT starts playing the victim card and whines about political correctness?
Johonny
(20,913 posts)and head toward real street. Seriously if he thinks he's telling it like it is... he deserves to be fired. Donald when the whole world is against you, maybe your wrong.