Donald Trump’s Latest Target: The New York Times

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Trump Reads The Times at a Rally

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, reacted to an article about himself in The New York Times on Thursday at a campaign rally in Greenville, S.C.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date August 27, 2015. Photo by Travis Dove for The New York Times.

Theatricality is a staple of Donald J. Trump’s campaign events. On Thursday, during a speech in Greenville, S.C., he deployed a new prop: a copy of The New York Times, from which he read, on and off, for about eight minutes — alternately praising and mocking a front-page article about him. When he was done, Mr. Trump dramatically flung the newspaper into the air, allowing it to slowly descend over the audience.

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