WATCH: (Scroll Down For Video) Donald Trump has now come under fire for an impression of a disabled New York Times reporter.
The Republican presidential candidate imitated journalist Serge Kovaleski, who suffers from a chronic condition that affects the movement in his arms, during a speech on Wednesday.
In a campaign stop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump laid into the journalist, doing an impression that saw him flail his arms while putting on a strange voice.
Before the imitation, Trump said the story was ‘written by a nice reporter’.
But he continued: ‘Now the poor guy, you gotta see this guy: “Uh, I don’t know what I said. I don’t remember.” He’s going, “I don’t remember. Maybe that’s what I said.”‘
The condition can cause sufferers’ joints to get stuck in one position and can also see people born with weaker or missing muscles.
A spokeswoman for the Times said: ‘We think it’s outrageous that he would ridicule the appearance of one of our reporters.’
Kovaleski has not directly responded to Trump’s impression of him, but has been retweeting articles about it and thanking friends who branded the imitation ‘shameful’.
