Trump shouts ‘quiet’ and berates ‘horrible little’ female reporter in fit over Vivek foe’s mom

Trump shouts ‘quiet’ and berates ‘horrible little’ female reporter in fit over Vivek foe’s mom Trump doubles down on support for Amy Acton’s mom who stood by her late husband indicted for raping her teen daughter - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in President Donald Trump on Friday lost his temper with yet another journalist as he said he did not care about Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s history of being raped by her late stepfather and continued to voice support for a widely-condemned ad targeting Acton using her estranged mother. Speaking as he departed the White House for a rally in Florida and a weekend at his Palm Beach home, Trump upbraided a reporter for NBC News who pressed him about his continued support for GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s decision to run the television spot, which shows Acton’s birth mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her daughter of being “a liar” and warning the people of Ohio not to vote for her. “You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you,” he said after the journalist informed him of her employer’s identity. Acton, 60, has said she was raped by her stepfather when she was 12 years old and has not spoken to Arthur since 1978 after the latter refused to believe her and instead sided with her husband, whom she stayed with, even after he was charged, until his death in 2004. But Trump angrily refused to engage with journalists who attempted to ask him about the back story behind Acton’s lack of a relationship with Arthur, at one point telling a reporter, “you don’t know anything” when he was informed that Acton’s stepfather had been indicted for raping her. “You don't know that. You don't know anything ... Her mother went on television and said that the daughter who's running for governor of Ohio is a liar and a bad person, and that's all I know,” he said. He also said other GOP pols who have denounced Ramaswamy’s use of the ad “don’t know the facts.” More follows... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments