Donald Trump insults Iowa voters, Monsanto, blames intern

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published 23 October 2015

While most of the political world was watching Hillary Clinton square off against House Republicans over Benghazi for 11 hours on Thursday, Donald Trump apologized. Well, he didn't really apologize on his own behalf:

Of course, the internet never forgets — and blaming the intern seems kind of a cheap dodge, as Trump should already know. But Nazi troops in the corner of a campaign graphic is one thing — nobody thinks Trump puts together his own campaign art. Retweeting from the official Trump account is another, and not everybody's buying that Trump is giving a lowly staffer the keys to his primary mode of communication with voters:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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