Last night leading Republican presidential candidate Donald
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Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell and MRC
Latino Director Ken Oliver-Mendez issued the following statements this
afternoon in the wake of Univision/Fusion anchor Jorge Ramos’ crass abandonment
last night of professional journalism standards and protocol.
In Dubuque, Iowa, Ramos attended a Donald Trump press
conference and launched into a statement-filled (rather than question-filled)
diatribe without first waiting to be recognized for a question by the
candidate. After Trump refused to address him, Ramos yelled, "I'm a
reporter, an immigrant, a senior citizen. I have the right to ask a
question."
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Jorge Ramos is well known for using his platform at
Univision and Fusion to advance a liberal policy agenda. Univision and Ramos,
whose daughter, Paola Ramos, works for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, have very
close ties to Clinton as well as the Obama administration.
MRC President Brent Bozell reacts:
Jorge Ramos is a pro-amnesty activist masquerading as a
journalist. The stunt he pulled at Donald Trump’s press conference reflects
poorly on Univision -- again. Ramos is not a 'reporter' nor does he therefore
have the 'right to ask questions.' Ramos embarrassed both himself and his
profession by becoming the story with his unseemly antics. Those who expect a
fair and honest debate on the policy issues impacting the U.S. Latino community
should ignore Jorge
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MRC Latino Director Ken Oliver-Mendez reacts:
At that press conference, Jorge Ramos clearly crossed the
line between reporting and editorializing. His behavior was more akin to that
of the transgender amnesty activist who recently interrupted President Obama at
the White House, rather than that of a professional reporter. He should know
that to the extent he continues to ramp up his advocacy approach to the
journalistic profession, he is operating outside the confines of honest
journalism and his credibility will deservedly suffer as a result
He and Jeraldo Rivera have the same amount of couth
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