“Wacky @glennbeck who always seems to be crying (worse than Boehner) speaks badly of me only because I refuse to do his show–a real nut job!” GOP frontrunner says
Jordan Chariton | October 8, 2015 @ 9:13 AM
Last Updated: October 8, 2015 @ 9:27 AM
Donald Trump picked his new media target on Thursday — “wacky nut job” Glenn Beck.
Beck must have said something to set off the Donald because the GOP frontrunner really let him have it on Twitter.
“Wacky @glennbeck who always seems to be crying (worse than Boehner) speaks badly of me only because I refuse to do his show–a real nut job!” the real estate mogul turned politician tweeted.
He followed up with a tweet warning of the big trouble Beck represents: “I hear @glennbeck is in big trouble. Unlike me, his viewers & ratings are way down & he has become irrelevant–glad I didn’t do his show.”
But one conservative media figure wasn’t enough for Trump. Moments later, he celebrated Erick Erickson’s departure from the right-wing blog Red State.
“Wow, great news! I hear @EWErickson of Red State was fired like a dog. If you read his tweets, you’ll understand why. Just doesn’t have IT!”
The latest media bullets fired by Trump come after he engaged in a Twitter spat with Politico for the second time in weeks on Wednesday for its coverage of him.
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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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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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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.