A reporter asked Trump about his offensive campaign ad. Trump's reply: 'Your questions are offensive.'

(Image credit: Screenshot/Twitter/ABC News)

published 5 November 2018

President Trump says it's not his campaign ad that's offensive, it's questions about the ad that are.

On Monday, Trump was asked about decisions by NBC, Facebook, and even Fox News to no longer run an ad from the Trump campaign, which connected an undocumented immigrant convicted of murder to the caravan of migrants coming from Central America to seek asylum in the United States. CNN had decided not to run the ad after deeming it racist, and NBC pulled it after airing it on Sunday, calling it "insensitive."

Trump didn't seem to know which ad the reporter was referring to, but he brushed off concerns about its contents. "A lot of things are offensive," he said. "Your questions are offensive a lot of times." This seems to be Trump's favorite new way of responding to reporters — on Friday, he responded to a question about whether his rhetoric is creating violence by saying, "You're creating violence by your question."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.

Subscribe to The Week

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox