Katrina Pierson Claims Reporters ‘Literally Beat’ Trump Supporters

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson talks with delegates on the convention floor during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016... Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson talks with delegates on the convention floor during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Katrina Pierson either doesn’t quite understand the meaning of the word “literally,” or some “left-wing reporters” have a lot of explaining to do after she claimed Monday that journalists “literally beat” Trump’s supporters.

“The voters want someone that’s gonna fight back because they are tired of seeing left-wing reporters literally beat Trump supporters into submission into supporting policies they don’t agree with,” Pierson told Fox Business Network, as quoted by Politico.

She also said Trump has been “fighting back” over media bias against his campaign.

“The last two presidential cycles we had Republican candidates that just sat there and took a beating and Mr. Trump isn’t gonna do that,” Pierson said.

Pierson was trying to push the GOP nominee’s latest media-bashing attack, which began this weekend over the New York Times’ reporting on his campaign. Trump went on a tear, slamming the “failing” Times as a “newspaper of fiction” and railing against coverage by the “disgusting and corrupt media.”

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  1. Sarcasm?

  2. This is a bit too much Katrina…I mean really

  3. For that girl sarcasm is a bridge too far.
    Trump as well. He cannot tell the difference between irony and sarcasm.

  4. Katrina Pierson - fun for the feeble-minded.

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