{"id":98603,"date":"2016-08-03T12:42:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T16:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=98603"},"modified":"2016-08-31T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T18:02:55","slug":"twitter-reacts-after-planned-parenthood-naral-complain-about-trumps-reaction-to-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-reacts-after-planned-parenthood-naral-complain-about-trumps-reaction-to-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter reacts after Planned Parenthood, NARAL complain about Trump’s reaction to baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tuesday\u2019s controversy of the day centered around\u00a0Donald Trump, who\u00a0allegedly told the mother of a noisy, crying baby to take her child out of the room during a campaign rally. But thanks to Big Choice\u2019s spectacular lack of self-awareness, what could have begun and ended as a moderately embarrassing episode for the Republican presidential nominee instead morphed into a particularly blatant reminder of abortion advocates\u2019 monstrous hypocrisy.<\/p>\n

For the record, an eyewitness account<\/a> of the incident from the American Principles Project\u2019s Joshua Pinho suggests there was less to this flap than the media would have you believe. As has been widely reported, Trump was first cordial and pleasant in response to the child\u2019s increasingly noticeable crying…<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t worry about that baby, I love babies. I love babies. I hear that baby crying. I like it. What a baby, what a beautiful baby. Don\u2019t worry, don\u2019t worry. The mom\u2019s running around, like don\u2019t worry about it, you know. It\u2019s young and beautiful and healthy and that\u2019s what we want.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, while many reports have given the impression that Trump soon changed his mind and mockingly shamed the mother out of the room\u2014saying, \u201cI think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I\u2019m speaking. That\u2019s okay. People don\u2019t understand. That\u2019s okay\u201d\u2014according to Pinho, this line was actually a \u201clighthearted joke\u201d Trump made after she took her baby away on her own:<\/p>\n

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There was at least one other child crying, as young children are expected to do, during the event, seated even closer to the press box. That family was not asked to leave by Trump, nor his staff.<\/p>\n

Has the media forgotten how Trump likes to handle his rallies? Trump is a showman, fast on his feet, and he plays off of small inconveniences and interruptions with humor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So your mileage may vary as to the outrage level of the incident. But we can all agree that Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s attempt to score a few cheap points with it brought things to another level:<\/p>\n

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Add babies to the list of people @realDonaldTrump<\/a> would kick out of his campaign rallies. https:\/\/t.co\/UaqVpv35bd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) August 2, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n