Earlier this morning, Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham — editor-at-large of our sister website Hot Air — were on Fox News discussing the media-created controversy over comments Donald Trump made on different security measures he might consider to deal with illegal immigrants and/or Islamic terrorists.
Trump, however, didn’t like what Ham had to say and lashed out at her on Twitter:
.@mkhammer, a Fox contributor, isn't smart enough to know what is going on at the border. @TheJuanWilliams made the point far better!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2015
Here’s the problem: Ham and Williams were not talking about the border and Ham actually defended Trump over the way the media asked him the question about the Muslim database:
Come at me, bro. Comeback complete, you whiny trolls. https://t.co/4qfgeoj2xk
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
I *SAID* in segment this am for which Trump attacked me that the database idea came from a reporter 1st, & Trump seemed to adopt/affirm it.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
@alivelutheran He didn’t address anything *I* said. We weren’t even talking about the border. His complaint, as usual, amounts to “ur dum.”
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
@RealTrumpfan @babysgramma @realDonaldTrump Nope, I said it about Obama’s criticism of those who worry about refugees. This person is wrong.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
@cajunkate Um, did you listen to *my* remarks, because I specifically said the suggestion came from the reporter, not Trump. Try to keep up.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
Trump later tweeted that it was the reporter who asked the question and not vice-versa, which is what Ham said on Fox News in the first place:
I didn't suggest a database-a reporter did. We must defeat Islamic terrorism & have surveillance, including a watch list, to protect America
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2015
Ham went on to question why Trump spent time attacking her rather than getting his staff out ahead of the story:
@TrueloveWill I was ahead of Trump *himself* in noticing what happened & pointing it out.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
He attacked me instead of wondering why he & whole staff were lagging a rather busy 38wks pregnant widow w a toddler in noticing/clarifying.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) November 20, 2015
Good question.
Here’s the video of the exchange to see for yourself:
Trump Says He Would Require Muslim Americans to Register in Database – Mary Katharine Ham: https://t.co/nIk39y1yLM via @YouTube
— Steven Laboe (@slaboe) November 20, 2015
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