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"How to Be a Dick" by Donald Trump

Monday on CNN's  The Lead with Jake Tapper , the show's host engaged in a mind-bogglingly ridiculous back-and-forth with Donald Trump's campaign advisor, Michael Cohen. It was with regard to the GOP frontrunner appearing to mock reporter Serge Kovaleski's physical disability, a condition called arthrogryposis. Here's how the back-and-forth ensued: Jake Tapper: "He (Donald Trump) said, 'You gotta see this guy,' and then mimics his injury." Michael Cohen: "Mr. Trump donates millions and millions of dollars, each and every year, in order to combat disabilities, in order to combat cancer. Whether it's children, he donates millions of dollars every year. Mr. Trump is not the type of individual that's gonna make fun of of somebody's disability. He wouldn't know this guy prior to this entire nonsense." Tapper: "But we just saw him do it. We just saw him make fun of his disability." Cohen: "He was being gest...