In response to the left-leaning Huffington Post declaring Friday that billionaire businessman Donald Trump’s campaign is a “sideshow” from the real business of presidential politicking, Trump’s office fired back in a statement sent to WND, calling the news site a “clown show” that’s “pretending to be a legitimate news source.”
“If you read previously written Tweets, Mr. Trump has never been a fan of Arianna Huffington or the money-losing Huffington Post,” Trump’s office said in the statement. “The only clown show in this scenario is the Huffington Post pretending to be a legitimate news source. Mr. Trump is not focused on being covered by a glorified blog. He is focused on Making America Great Again.”
Earlier Friday, Huffington Post had announced an editorial policy to stick all news related to Trump, who’s topping polls for president, in the entertainment section, alongside gossipy fare about Hollywood’s pampered elite.
Saying Trump’s campaign is a “sideshow” from the real business of presidential politicking, Huffington Post vowed not to “take the bait,” the Blaze reported. But rather than simply ignoring the candidate, the editors decided to stick Trump-related fare “next to stories on the Kardashians and ‘The Bachelorette.'”
In a statement, Washington bureau chief Ryan Grim and editorial director Danny Shea made it clear: Trump’s nothing in their minds.
They said, according to the Blaze: “After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post’s political coverage. Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section. Our reason is simple: Trump’s campaign is a sideshow. We won’t take the bait. If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.”
But Trump’s office said, “Mr. Trump is number one in the unimportant Huffington Post poll, along with all other recently released polls including Reuters, FOX, USA Today/Suffolk University and The Economist. Mr. Trump is in first place in Nevada, where he is also number one, by a wide margin, with Hispanics. He is number one in North Carolina and expects to win Iowa and New Hampshire.
The statement added, “Mr. Trump singlehandedly raised the issue of illegal immigration and started a national conversation about what has turned out to be one of the most important topics of this election cycle. Likewise, Mr. Trump is the leader on issues such as the terrible United States trade deals, strengthening our military, taking care of our great vets and the repeal and replacement of Obamacare.”
