The Hill
By Jordan Fabian
August 26, 2015
The
White House on Wednesday took a swipe at Donald Trump, suggesting the
Republican presidential front-runner can’t handle tough questions about
his views on immigration.
Press
secretary Josh Earnest weighed in on Trump’s decision late Tuesday to
eject Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos from a press conference. Ramos
had interrupted Trump
with a question about deportations.
“I’m
not sure that it’s a successful media strategy to physically remove
reporters who are asking tough questions,” Earnest told reporters at the
White House.
Turning
to a group of press aides, Earnest joked he would need a larger
security detail if he followed Trump’s example, “although they are
tougher than they look.”
Trump's
exchange with Ramos is the latest example of how the businessman's
position on immigration is roiling the race for the Republican
presidential nomination.
Earnest said the campaign rhetoric coming from GOP candidates is “alarming.”
“There
is no denying the kind of rhetoric that we’ve seen when it comes to
immigration policy is alarming to a lot of people,” he said. “I don’t
think it reflects the
values that are shared by a vast majority of the American public.”
After Ramos repeatedly tried to ask Trump a question in Iowa on Tuesday, Trump told him to "go back to Univision."
Moments later, a security guard escorted Ramos out of the room. He was later allowed to return to ask a question.
Ramos, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico, told CNN he finds Trump's views on immigration offensive.
“This is very important to the Hispanic community,” he said in an interview Wednesday. “This is also personal."
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