Donald Trump's willingness to go after his adversaries with "ugly rhetoric" has some pundits worried about the state of modern political discourse, but members of the press themselves have long been saying things that are just as bad, or worse, about their political opponents.
The casino tycoon has dominated the 2016 presidential election with his many uncensored, unpredictable and sometimes "crass" attacks on media personalities and GOP primary rivals.
He shocked reporters in August 2015 when he seemed to suggest in an interview with CNN that Fox News' Megyn Kelly was menstruating when she moderated the first GOP primary debate.
Later, in November, he took control of the news cycle after he suggested Dr. Ben Carson's "pathological temper" was incurable, and compared the retired neurosurgeon to a child molester. The month after that, newsrooms were aghast when the real estate mogul said of Hillary Clinton's failed 2008 bid for the White House that she "got schlonged" by then-Sen. Barack Obama.
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12.23.2024