Donald Trump vs. Jorge Ramos
By: Bill O'ReillyAugust 26, 2015
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Yesterday in Iowa, Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos disrupted a press conference held by Donald Trump.

The media has not reported this story honestly, but Talking Points will this evening.

It all began when Mr. Ramos jumped the line and began asking Mr. Trump about his immigration policy when he had not been called upon. Trump had Ramos removed, correctly saying that he had no right to ask his questions without being recognized.

It is every political candidate's right to regulate Q and A sessions.  If they don't, chaos will ensue and that's what happened with Mr. Ramos.

That being said, if Trump was avoiding Ramos, the anchorman does have the right to ambush him to try to get some answers to his questions.  But that is a last resort.  

Donald Trump is suing Univision over it dropping his Miss Universe Pageant, so he's obviously not a fan.  However, Ramos was admitted to the press conference. 

I believe had Jorge been more patient, Trump would have taken his questions because Donald does not usually avoid confrontation, as we all know.

It looked like Mr. Ramos grandstanded the situation, hoping to generate publicity.  That's what it looked like. 

Again, he should have waited his turn.

A few minutes after Jorge was removed, the Trump people brought him back.

Then the Q and A began:

DONALD TRUMP: “Somebody on the other side of the border, a woman is getting ready to have a baby.  She crosses the border for one day, has the baby—all of sudden for the next 80 years, hopefully longer, but for the next 80 years we’ll have to take care of those people.”

JORGE RAMOS: “But the Constitution says otherwise.  Are you going to go into the business of deporting babies?” 

TRUMP: “No, no, no.  I don’t think so.  Excuse me.  Some of the greatest legal scholars—and I know some of the television scholars agree with you—some of the great legal scholars agree that that’s not true.” 

RAMOS: “But are you going to be in the business of deporting babies?”

TRUMP: “Excuse me.  Just one second.”

RAMOS: “You’re not answering, Mr. Trump.” 

TRUMP: “No, I am answering—if you come across for one day, one day, and have a baby—now the baby is going to be an American citizen?”

((EDIT))

TRUMP: “It’s going to be tested, okay?”

RAMOS: “So the question is, how are you going to build a 1,900 mile wall?”

TRUMP: “Very easy—I’m a builder.”

RAMOS: “Well…” (inaudible)

TRUMP: “That’s easy—I build buildings that are 94 ... can I tell you what’s more complicated?  What’s more complicated is building a building that’s 95 stories tall.” 

RAMOS: “But it’s committing - it’s a waste of time and money.”

By saying the border wall is a waste of time and money, Mr. Ramos is editorializing, not simply probing for answers.

And that is the key here. Jorge Ramos has now become an advocate for people who enter the USA illegally and that has superseded his job as journalist.

He is a man who wants amnesty for illegal aliens and not only that, he doesn't really want to stop illegal border crossings.

A case can be made that Mr. Ramos is an open border guy -- certainly a far-left position.

So let me ask you a question.  What's the difference between Jorge Ramos on immigration and Black Lives Matter on race?

What's the difference?

Both are advocating policies from a distinct political point of view.

That's allowed in America.  However, when an anchorman does it, that becomes a problem.

We have been trying to get Jorge Ramos on this program for months -- especially after Kate Steinle was murdered in San Francisco, allegedly by an illegal alien felon who had been deported five times.

Mr. Ramos would not speak to me about that.  He hid under his desk.

Isn't it interesting that when events like Kate Steinle's murder occur, the pro-illegal alien crowd disappears or deflects the security issue.

I have a simple question for Jorge Ramos.  Do you support Kate's Law?

You can email me the answer, Jorge, since you won't appear on The Factor.

After the Trump deal last night, we again asked Mr. Ramos to appear.

No luck.

Now Donald Trump usually takes the tough questions, as you have seen here over the past few months.

You may disagree with his position on Illegal immigration and Talking Points has challenged it, but when you have a guy like Ramos who disappears after the Steinle murder and a guy like Trump who stands up, that's a pretty stark comparison.

Think about this.  Jorge Ramos is the most influential Hispanic anchorman in the USA.

And Mr. Ramos is an amnesty guy.  So how can he possibly report the immigration issue fairly? 

The answer is, he cannot.  It's not possible.  Jorge Ramos went to Iowa to try to debate and embarrass Donald Trump, not get answers for his audience.

If Mr. Ramos wants to be a commentator like me, that's fine.

But if Univision and Fusion are putting the man up as an objective purveyor of news coverage, that's fraud.

So let's recap. Trump was right to control his press conference.

But Ramos has a right to ask his questions.  And if they will not be considered, he has the option of ambushing any candidate.  However, that should be a last resort.

Talking Points believes Ramos has become a zealot, advocating far-left positions that most Americans reject.

To be fair, Trump is advocating a hard-right position on immigration and specifics are hard to get from him.

But he does show up to address the questions.

Those who despise Trump are trying to use the Ramos incident as another example of his immaturity and hostility to those with whom he disagrees.

But if you step back and look at this objectively, who is really being up front with the American people?

An anchorman who has become a political activist?

Or a candidate who states his case and takes the heat?

Again, you make the call.

And that's the memo.