National Journal
By Matt Vasilogambros
August 26, 2015
Influential
Latino journalist Jorge Ramos was kicked out of a Donald Trump press
conference Tuesday night in Iowa, following a series of pointed
questions from the Univision
reporter surrounding the Republican candidate's positions on
immigration.
After
telling him to sit down several times, Trump shouted, "Go back to
Univision," just before the journalist was physically removed from the
room. Ramos later came back
to the room for a series of heated exchanges about how as president,
Trump would build a wall, deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, and
reform the immigration system.
It
didn't take long for leading Latinos on Twitter to react to the
incident, citing Ramos' popularity and his influence in the national
conversation. Earlier this year,
Ramos was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
Ramos has been an anchor on Univision since 1986, where his nightly
program has an average audience of nearly 1.9 million viewers, according
to the Pew Research Center.
"My
solidarity is with journalist @jorgeramosnews. No one should diminish
freedom. In a democracy, the right to decent is essential."
"I wish for a future in which my children see more exemplary Americans like Jorge Ramos @jorgeramosnews."
"My
solidarity is with @jorgeramosnews. Very worrisome intolerance from
@realDonaldTrump. Even if he doesn't win, he is poisoning public
opinion."
"Trump, like any fascist, only knows force, not reason."
"Trump once again shows his hatred of Latinos, ejects @jorgeramosnews from press conference."
"Listen to the arrogance and pride of Trump as he speaks to @jorgeramosnews. Deplorable."
"I
am not a fan of @jorgeramos. I have a lot of doubts about his concept
of activism journalism. But what happened today is in poor taste."
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