UK Guardian: Donald Trump’s treatment of a crying baby reveals his total lack of empathy

[smirkymonkey]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/03/donald-trump-attack-on-baby-in-virginia-losing-women-voters

[snip]

"...At a rally in Virginia on Tuesday, a baby started crying. At first the Republican nominee affected to indulge the interruption. “Don’t worry about that baby,” he said. “I love babies ... I hear that baby crying and I like it. I like it. What a baby, what a beautiful baby. Don’t worry, don’t worry ... It’s young and beautiful and healthy and that’s what we want, OK.”

But a few minutes later, when the bawling had not stopped, Trump lost patience. “Actually I was only kidding,” he said. “You can get the baby out of here.” Of the mother misguided enough to have been reassured by his earlier words, he said, “I think she believed me that I love having a baby crying while I’m speaking. That’s OK. People don’t understand.”

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...Not least because it has acted as a reminder of Trump’s curious attitude to young children. A lawyer has testified that in 2011, when she asked for a break during a legal proceeding involving Donald Trump so that she could pump breast milk for her baby, he turned to her red-faced and screamed, “You’re disgusting, you’re disgusting.”

More telling still is an episode the Daily Beast rightly describes as “creepy”. In 1994, his wife Marla had just given birth to a daughter, Tiffany, and Trump gave an interview about the new arrival. “Well, I think that she’s got a lot of Marla,” he said. “She’s a really beautiful baby, and she’s got Marla’s legs. We don’t know whether she’s got this part yet, but time will tell.” As Trump said the words “this part”, he gestured toward his chest." [more]

Ugh, I can't even express the contempt I have for this baboon right now.

[get the red out]

1. Did he really kick the baby out, or was he joking?

I find it very difficult to understand what the guy is even saying a lot of the time.

[uppityperson]

3. He kicked the woman and baby out

[get the red out]

4. Thanks

The way he speaks, I really couldn't tell.

[liberalmuse]

5. He really can't form a coherent sentence most of the time.

So you can't be blamed. He just strings together random words and thinks they make up an actual sentence.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Exactly!

The point is that he is an insensitive asshole - to woman and baby. And to pretty much everyone else.

[Brickbat]

2. I don't know why everyone's focusing on the baby; his comments were anti-mother, too.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Yes, they were!

The point is that he was a completely insensitive dick. He had no compassion for the woman or her baby, but the baby crying was what set him off. He has no tolerance for children, babies or women who have them.

[OhioBlue]

9. In contrast, when Gloria Steinem was speaking to a crowd

and there was a crying baby, she would say, "Would the mother with the crying baby please stay"

https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz/08/16/voting-like-a-woman

[smirkymonkey]

8. Does anyone find it disgusting that he spoke about his infant daughter in sexual terms?

“Well, I think that she’s got a lot of Marla,” he said. “She’s a really beautiful baby, and she’s got Marla’s legs. We don’t know whether she’s got this part yet, but time will tell.” As Trump said the words “this part”, he gestured toward his chest."

I'm sorry, this man should not be allowed near children.

[spanone]

10. he's a royal fucking bastard.