Trump vs Reuters Reporter Kansas
The moment a single question about skipping Kansas turned into a full-blown shouting match where Trump didn't just dodge the health query but went straight for the reporter's face. Oliver describes it as a confrontation triggered by one line, yet the whole thing spiraled into Trump attacking the man's fitness instead of answering why he wasn't heading to Kansas. He told the Reuters guy he was sick, put himself in shape, and looked like hell while insisting he felt perfect after tracking his status for two weeks. The exchange got so heated Trump even threw shade at the network itself, calling Reuters terrible and pointing out the guy was way out of shape before dropping that he's hitting Florida tomorrow instead. He claimed he's done 28 rallies already and simply doesn't feel compelled to go to Kansas, which somehow made the interaction all about whether the journalist could handle the travel or not.
Transcript (en)
Not going to Kansas has nothing to do with you being sick of traveling? Oh, you're sick to ask that question. You are sick. Who you with? I'm with Reuters, sir. You are a sick guy. Reuters is terrible, by the way. Well, we just want to make sure you're doing well. Look at this guy. He's way out of shape. Look at how badly he comes to me. Sir, you're not going to go to Kansas. I'm not going to Kansas because he's doing very well. I'm going to do a teller rally. Tomorrow I'm doing Florida. He said, what's the reason after doing what, 28? He says, what's the reason for this, sir, that you're not going to Kansas? You know what the reason is? I don't feel I have to go to Kansas. I'm going to Florida tomorrow, and I'll do if something else comes up. But he said, you're not going to Kansas, sir. Are you feeling well? You've been following me for two weeks. I feel perfect. You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell. Thank you.
