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He boasted that he spends millions on ramps for people with disabilities, despite this being a legal requirement.
Donald Trump claims his supposed compliance with a federal law requiring his buildings to be accessible to wheelchair users proves that he’d never mock a reporter with a disability.
Trump boasted about building wheelchair ramps and other forms of access for people with disabilities at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday night. He made the bizarre remarks in response to an advertisement Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign that attacked him for mocking a reporter with a disability. Trump has been widely criticized for contorting his arms at a November campaign event, in an apparent attempt to mock New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a chronic joint disease that limits his arm movements.
“They do the commercial, like I’m mocking a person with disability. I’m not, I’m not,” the businessman told supporters.
“I spend millions a year, or millions of dollars on ramps, and get rid of the stairs and different kinds of elevators all over and I’m gonna mock? I would never do that,” he continued.
“Number one, I have a good heart. Number two, I’m a smart person.”
Trump made the same argument on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” on Thursday morning. And he also cited his buildings as evidence of his fairness to people with disabilities in an interview with The Washington Post in May.
His remarks imply that building ramps for handicapped people are a reflection of his personal generosity and compassion for people with disabilities. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law passed in 1990, requires Trump to provide accommodations in his buildings for people with disabilities.
People with disabilities have successfully sued a Trump property company and production firm in recent years for unfair treatment that violated the ADA.
A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the former reality TV personality meant to imply that he has gone beyond what he’s legally required to do.
Trump Offers His Most Absurd Defense Yet For Mocking Reporter With Disability
There is no end to Trump's lies and spin. He doesn't know when to stop. He can't stop.
Donald Trump claims his supposed compliance with a federal law requiring his buildings to be accessible to wheelchair users proves that he’d never mock a reporter with a disability.
Trump boasted about building wheelchair ramps and other forms of access for people with disabilities at a rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday night. He made the bizarre remarks in response to an advertisement Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign that attacked him for mocking a reporter with a disability. Trump has been widely criticized for contorting his arms at a November campaign event, in an apparent attempt to mock New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a chronic joint disease that limits his arm movements.
“They do the commercial, like I’m mocking a person with disability. I’m not, I’m not,” the businessman told supporters.
“I spend millions a year, or millions of dollars on ramps, and get rid of the stairs and different kinds of elevators all over and I’m gonna mock? I would never do that,” he continued.
“Number one, I have a good heart. Number two, I’m a smart person.”
Trump made the same argument on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” on Thursday morning. And he also cited his buildings as evidence of his fairness to people with disabilities in an interview with The Washington Post in May.
His remarks imply that building ramps for handicapped people are a reflection of his personal generosity and compassion for people with disabilities. In fact, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law passed in 1990, requires Trump to provide accommodations in his buildings for people with disabilities.
People with disabilities have successfully sued a Trump property company and production firm in recent years for unfair treatment that violated the ADA.
A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the former reality TV personality meant to imply that he has gone beyond what he’s legally required to do.
Trump Offers His Most Absurd Defense Yet For Mocking Reporter With Disability
There is no end to Trump's lies and spin. He doesn't know when to stop. He can't stop.
