Trump Denies Mocking NYT Reporter

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back Thursday and denied mocking a New York Times reporter’s physical disability during a rally this week. During a South Carolina campaign event, Trump defended his unsubstantiated claim that thousands of Muslims were cheering on the 9/11 attacks in New Jersey and imitated investigative reporter Serge Kovaleski. He appearing to mock his disability as he flailed his arms. “I merely mimicked what I thought would be a flustered reporter trying to get out of a statement he made long ago,” Trump said. The real-estate mogul added that he had no idea that Kovaleski was handicapped because he didn't know what he looks like. Trump later accused Kovaleski of “using his disability to grandstand.”