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Trump Just Sent CNN This Bold Request About The Upcoming Republican Debate
In anticipation of the second Republican presidential debate, unconventional front-runner Donald Trump has made a few requests of the host network he predicts will benefit from his participation.
In a letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker, he took credit for the first debate’s unprecedented boom to Fox News as well as a significant bump in advertising rates for subsequent debates.
A letter to @CNN President Jeff Zucker- pic.twitter.com/HKUYv9tFRm
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2015
“Over the weekend,” Trump wrote, “it was announced by numerous entertainment channels and magazines that your ad rates have gone from $5,000 to $200,000, or a 4,000% increase. Since then I have heard that your rates will go even higher.” Insisting that he is not a braggart, he then went on to contend that “this tremendous increase … is due 100% to ‘Donald J. Trump.’”
This is the best Trump sentence in history http://t.co/w0W8EDXxLZ pic.twitter.com/cJntkWcFul — Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) September 9, 2015
Citing his ostensible role in securing those additional advertiser dollars, Trump felt it appropriate to determine what CNN should do with them.
“I am self funding my campaign,” he wrote, “—I do not want money from lobbyists, donors or special interest groups. Likewise, you should view the second debate broadcast as a public service and not accept the massive profits that this airing will generate.”
Instead, Trump suggested, the network should divide the money between several veterans groups of his choosing.
“The veterans of our country,” he wrote, “our finest people, have been treated horribly by our government and it’s ‘all talk and no action’ politicians.”
He contended that service members are treated “worse, in many cases, than illegal immigrants.”
Trump earned some praise by those who felt his request could reveal what type of person Zucker is.
Will @CNN give profits of GOP debate 2 veteran charity? Hey #JeffZucker think of it as sharing the wealth LOL Well played @realDonaldTrump
— Wayne Dupree (@WayneDupreeShow) September 9, 2015
Imagine being Jeff Zucker right now! — Milo Yiannopoulos (@Nero) September 9, 2015
Some critics saw it as a publicity stunt, however, with a few suggesting the letter actually revealed Trump’s true nature.
@politico @rolandsmartin Pandering at the highest level.
— Big Win (@BigWinInTx) September 9, 2015
@politico what a liberal idea!!!! — Anna (@AnnaThezan) September 9, 2015
@politico Proving once again that he’s really a Democrat, @realDonaldTrump is generous with other people’s money.
— Michael Costello (@Kozmocostello) September 9, 2015
What do you think Jeff Zucker will decide? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
This post originally appeared on Western Journalism – Equipping You With The Truth
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/trump-just-sent-cnn-this-bold-request-about-the-upcoming-republican-debate/
