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“I went out, I made a fortune, a big fortune, a tremendous fortune," Trump told NBC News.Businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump is under fire for mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital joint condition during a campaign rally in South Carolina this week, drawing a scornful rebuke from the reporter and others who called Trump's actions "despicable." The incident occurred as Trump was defending his recent claim that he had witnessed thousands of Muslims cheering in New Jersey on Sept. Back in July, in an interview with NBC New reporter Katy Tur, Trump teased a wheelchair-bound opinion writer who had called the candidate "a rodeo clown." It's not the first time that Trump has been accused of mocking someone's physical disability. The New York Times is also sure of Trump's intentions, telling NBC News in a statement: "We think it's outrageous that he would ridicule the appearance of one of our reporters." “The sad part about it is, it didn’t in the slightest bit jar or surprise me that Donald Trump would do something this low-rent," Kovaleski told The Washington Post in a statement. Those who know the journalist, meanwhile, can easily see how closely Trump's pose resembled Kovaleski's condition. Kovaleski is sure that Trump remembers him and his condition. In the statement released Thursday, he admitted to a possible lapse in what he recently described to NBC News recently as "the world's greatest memory." "Despite having one of the all-time great memories I certainly do not remember him," Trump insisted. Not incidentally, those were bad financial years for the man with the gold-leaf buildings. Kovaleski covered Trump while reporting for the New York Daily News between 19. If I did know, I would definitely not say anything about his appearance." Kovaleski is handicapped, I would not know because I do not know what he looks like. "I merely mimicked what I thought would be a flustered reporter trying to get out of a statement he made long ago," Trump added with regards to his impression in South Carolina. RELATED: Trump, Carson blame media for their bogus 9/11 claim "I have no idea who this reporter, Serge Kovalski is, what he looks like or his level of intelligence," he said, while continuing to stand by his belief in the now-discredited report.
Trump replied in a statement provided to NBC News on Thursday, claiming that he didn't recall meeting the journalist or knowing of his disability. "‘Ah, I don't know what I said! I don't remember!'" "Now, the poor guy," he said at the event of Kovaleski, "you've got to see this guy." Trump curled and raised his arms to seemingly mirror Kovaleski. That's what Trump appeared to pounce on as he spun a tale of media mistreatment for his crowd. His name is Serge Kovaleski, an award-winning investigative reporter, now with The New York Times, who happens to have been born with deformities in his hands and lower arms. He doesn't even remember hundreds or dozens. He doesn't remember "thousands" of cheering terrorist sympathizers. But those claims have been refuted by numerous officials - as well as by the author of the article.
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