Donald Trump denies knowing anything about people making fun of his 'small fingers'

Trump claims he knew nothing about &quot;small finger&quot; jokes.

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published 1 March 2016

Donald Trump is famously thin-skinned, a quality that was ruthlessly mocked in a recent John Oliver segment. In it, Oliver brings up the widely-circulated story about how Trump responded to Vanity Fair calling him a "short-fingered vulgarian" by spamming the editor with letters in which he circled photos of his hands and wrote, "See, not so short!"

On Super Tuesday, Trump denied he knew anything about the "short fingers" insult, however:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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