Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took to Twitter—his preferred communication method—on Wednesday morning to attack the New York Daily News for its anti-Trump tabloid covers and stories.
The Daily News’ Wednesday cover showed Trump wearing clown make-up alongside a mob of “brain dead” zombies. Previous covers depicted Trump decapitating the Statue of Liberty and as a “dead clown walking.”
Trump started by attacking owner and publisher Mort Zuckerman.
Dopey Mort Zuckerman, owner of the worthless @NYDailyNews, has a major inferiority complex. Paper will close soon!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2016
Worthless @NYDailyNews, which dopey Mort Zuckerman, is desperately trying to sell, has no buyer! Liabilities are massive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2016
But no attack on the media would be complete without mentioning Politico, who has repeatedly drawn Trump’s ire.
Like the worthless @NYDailyNews, looks like @politico will be going out of business. Bad reporting- no money, no cred!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2016
Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that Zuckerman is “jealous as hell” of Trump’s campaign.
“They use my name. They do the clown thing every week. I’m on with a clown picture,” he said. “Maybe it sells, maybe it doesn’t sell. But the paper is going bad.”