The real-estate-mogul-turned-GOP frontrunner took to Twitter on Thursday to sound off for the third time in two weeks at the all-things-politics website. The White House hopeful called the journalists there “scum,” and alleged the site isn’t doing so well.
“I was so happy when I heard that @Politico, one of the most dishonest political outlets, is losing a fortune. Pure scum!” he tweeted.
It’s not clear what story peeved the Donald this time, though. On Wednesday, he went after the “clowns” at Politico for its “dishonest reporting.” Politico fired back, tweeting out potential stories that might’ve drawn the Donald’s ire.
Where Trump got his financial information about the obsessive politics company is anybody’s guess. Over the last few years, Politico has expanded to Europe as well as New York, New Jersey and Florida.
It also recently announced plans for a global expansion with plans to be “in every capital of every state and country of consequence by 2020.”
Doesn’t sound like a company losing a fortune. Politico didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
15 Times Donald Trump Courted Controversy (Photos)
The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.
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Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U.S. Football League in 1984 when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule.
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Trump sparked a feud with Rosie O'Donnell in 2006, calling the comedian "disgusting" and "a slob," among other things
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In September 2010, Trump accused the imam of a proposed mosque near NYC's Ground Zero of using religion to bargain for a better real estate price.
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Joining the dubious "birther" movement, Trump fought to get President Obama to release his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
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Trump earned the ire of environmentalists when he unveiled plans for a massive golf course in Scotland in July 2012.
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Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February 2013.
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In August 2013 Trump was the subject of a civil suit for allegedly false promises made to students of his Trump University.
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A new waterfront Chicago skyscraper opened in 2014 despite widespread complaints about the 20-foot-high sign bearing his name.
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Trump began a feud with Russell Brand after seeing the British comedian on a talk show and disliking what he saw.
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Trump minced no words when he tweeted about the "thugs" rioting in Baltimore in April 2015 following the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June 2015, Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists."
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Trump reportedly paid actors $50 a head to attend his presidential announcement speech in June 2015.
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Billionaire’s recent public image problems are latest in long line of troubles
The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.