2015 campaign rally to berate the reporter, and appeared to mock his physical condition in his impersonation.Īfter first referring to Kovaleski as a “nice reporter,” Trump added, while jerking his arms around in front of his body, “Now, the poor guy - you’ve got to see this guy, ‘Ah, I don’t know what I said! I don’t remember!’ ” When Kovaleski’s comments got back to Trump, he took time out of a Nov. RELATED VIDEO: Meryl Streep Unloads on Trump in Powerful Golden Globes Speech That was not the case, as best as I can remember.” It all started on the campaign trail in 2015 when, in an effort to bolster his widely debunked claim that Muslims in New Jersey danced and cheered as the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11, Trump pointed to a 2001 article Kovaleski co-wrote for The Washington Post that said, “Law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks and holding tailgate-style parties on rooftops while they watched the devastation on the other side of the river.”Īsked about the article in 2015, Kovaleski gave the same statement to every news organization, according to The Washington Post: “I certainly do not remember anyone saying that thousands or even hundreds of people were celebrating. You can’t have someone mocking people just because they’re different from him.You can watch the video yourself above, and here’s some background on this resurfaced controversy. “For me, I don’t want someone like that for the next president. “As a person with a disability when he mocked the reporter … that really, really hurt me,” Kelly said. I’ve met her, she’s genuine, and that’s a lot of great qualities that you want in your next president.” “I feel like she is a champion for people with disabilities,” added Kelly, who was born blind. “And three days later I got a personal letter from her written on official letter stationary, and it said, ‘See you in Philly, Hillary.’ A year later, here we are. “She said, ‘Hold on … I want Timmy to sing for me at the DNC in Philly,'” Kelly continued. So after I was done singing for her, all I said was, ‘Secretary Clinton, I’d love to sing for you if you come to Temple University,'” Kelly said. “Hillary Clinton asked him to get somebody with a disability that could sing the National Anthem at her presidential launch campaign, and since he saw me sing at the Eagles, he contacted them to get ahold of me. Tony Coelho, a Democrat and primary sponsor of the act, happens to be an Eagles season ticket holder, Kelly told TheWrap. Kelly, who studies music at Temple University, performs the National Anthem for the Philadelphia Eagles. Timmy Kelly, the Philadelphia singer who led the Wells Fargo Center in the “Star-Spangled Banner” on Tuesday, said Clinton personally asked him to sing the National Anthem at the convention a year ago, when he sang at her campaign launch in 2015.Īlso Read: Bernie Sanders Suspends Rules to Nominate Hillary Clinton The narrative is an attempt to appeal to people with disabilities and their loved ones, but also to suggest that Trump has a general lack of compassion. But at the Democratic Convention, many made the case that the new Republican nominee, Trump, would be much less helpful to the disabled. It was amended in 2008 and then signed by his son, George W. The Americans With Disabilities Act was passed with bipartisan support and signed by a Republican president, George Bush, on July 26, 1990. “She tried to empower them based on their ability.” “She never made fun of people with disabilities,” the former president said of his wife. That’s a throwback to a half a century ago.”Īlso Read: Can Democrats Come Together? Jerry Springer, Gray Davis and Dennis Kucinich Tell Usīill Clinton also hit on that contrast late Tuesday night as he talked about his wife’s early work for children, including those with disabilities. “Donald Trump? He makes fun of people with disabilities. “Democrats believe in working together and bringing people with disabilities in to develop policy,” Harkin told TheWrap. Meanwhile, on Monday night, they played a video from November in which Donald Trump appeared to mock the muscular disability of New York Times reporter Serge F. A paralympic swimmer led the Pledge of Allegiance from her wheelchair.ĭemocrats used the anniversary to repeatedly show how they support people with disabilities. A blind singer sang the National Anthem to the delegates. Tom Harkin used sign language as he spoke at the Democratic Convention podium in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, the 26th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, former Sen.
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