“I dont think Ive ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner.
First question, you dont even say, Hello, how are you?”
Trump said at Chicago’s NABJ event.
Donald Trump and Rachel Scott at the NABJ convention.CNN
At the top of the interview, Scott welcomed Trump to the stage and shook his hand.
“I want to start by addressing the elephant in the room, sir.
You’ve told four congresswomen of color who are American citizens to go back to where they came from.
You’ve used words like ‘animal’ and ‘rabid’ to describe Black district attorneys.
You’ve had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort.
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Trump answered by turning the focus to Scott.
I dont think Ive ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner, first question.
You dont even say, Hello, how are you?
Are you with ABC?
Because I think theyre a fake news online grid, a terrible online grid.
“I dont know why you would do something like that.
It turned out my opponent isn’t here.
You invited me under false pretense,” he continued.
“And then you here half-an-hour late.
Just so we understand, I have too much respect for you to be late.
They couldn’t get their equipment working or something was wrong.
I think it’s a very nasty question.”
When the interview finished, Scott again shook Trump’s hand before both departed the stage.
“No one has any right to tell someone who they are, how they identify.
That’s no one’s right.
It’s someone’s own decision.
Only she can speak to her experience.
Only she can speak to what it’s like, she’s the only person that can do that.
We have to put some respect on her name, period.”
Harris team also commented on Trumps remarks at the event.
EW has reached out to representatives for Scott and ABC News for comment.
