Trump Is ‘Totally Against’ Killing Journalists, But Still Hates Them

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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump may hate America’s journalists, but as he assured a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Monday night, he wouldn’t kill “such lying disgusting people.”

“I hate some of these people. I hate ’em,” Trump said. “I would never kill them. I would never do that.”

The topic of killing journalists in the land of the First Amendment has repeatedly come up since Trump readily accepted Russian president Vladimir Putin’s praise of the real estate mogul’s campaign. When confronted about Putin’s alleged killing of political critics, Trump told MSNBC that “at least he’s a leader.”

“But no, I would never kill them,” Trump assured his rally’s attendees. “I think that would be despicable.”

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  1. Trump: I will change laws and have journalists be imprisoned legally if I dont agree with them, esp if you are the bleeding type.

  2. Avatar for lew lew says:

    “Unless you are a mooslim journalist” Trump continued, “And declare jihad against my hair. Then all bets are off”.

  3. "But no, I would never kill them," Trump assured his rally's attendees. "I think that would be despicable."
    

    left unsaid… unless I thought I could get away with it…

  4. Back atcha, Trumpie. If you were murdered I would feel a mild and vague dismay, a sense that such things aren’t quite right. Better to murder you with uncast votes and the contempt of decent people around the world, you low-minded flapping-gummed slob.

  5. This Megyn Kelly obsession has gotten out of hand for him.

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