A Jewish foundation that advocates for disability inclusion chided presidential candidate Donald Trump for mocking a disabled reporter.
Jay Ruderman, president of the Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation, offered to provide the Republican front-runner with sensitivity training, the New York Times reported Nov. 26.
“It is unacceptable for a child to mock another child’s disability on the playground, never mind a presidential candidate mocking someone’s disability as part of a national political discourse,” Ruderman said.
In an appearance Nov. 24 in South Carolina, Trump jerked his arms about and mocked Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has arthrogryposis, a condition that makes it hard for him to manipulate his joints.“You gotta see this guy,” Trump said.
Trump later tweeted that he had not intended to mock the disability. — jta