Donald Trump fired back at National Review after the magazine published a scathing editorial Thursday.
The Republican front-runner unleashed on Twitter, calling the conservative magazine “a failing publication.”
National Review is a failing publication that has lost it’s way. It’s circulation is way down w its influence being at an all time low. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2016
Very few people read the National Review because it only knows how to criticize, but not how to lead.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2016
The magazine minced no words in its editorial piece, calling the GOP candidate “a menace to conservatism.” Sporting a cover that simply said “Against Trump,” the issue featured a collection of essays by distinguished conservatives who oppose the real-estate mogul’s bid for president.
“Trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism with strong-man overtones,” the editorial began.
Conservatives against @realDonaldTrump is out HERE: https://t.co/beXjdcM5L9 pic.twitter.com/wuRiTAF0Pb
— National Review (@NRO) January 22, 2016
Trump wasted no time responding, and cited the magazine’s founder, William F. Buckley, who started the publication in 1955.
The late, great, William F. Buckley would be ashamed of what had happened to his prize, the dying National Review!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2016
The Republican National Committee responded as well by dis-inviting the magazine from the Feb. 25 GOP debate. In a blog post Thursday, National Review’s Jack Fowler wrote, “We expected this was coming. Small price to pay for speaking the truth about The Donald.”
Reaction on Twitter was mixed; most comments focused on Trump’s grammar skills (or lack thereof).
@realDonaldTrump Learn the difference between it’s and its, please.
— Brooks D. Simpson (@BrooksDSimpson) January 22, 2016
Wrong, @realDonaldTrump. Buckley would be proud that National Review has rejected a candidate who has damaged the US conservative movement.
— Michael Taube (@michaeltaube) January 22, 2016
Many defended the candidate and gave the National Review scathing reviews of their own:
@realDonaldTrump National Review has been o/o touch for years…this latest attempt is to boost mag sales & will fail in short run
— Darius Nome (@DariusNome) January 22, 2016
@NRO @KatiePavlich @realDonaldTrump I wasn’t actually for Trump until now! This is something Clinton would do.
— CAI (@milton_cox) January 22, 2016
@NRO @DaveRiederer @realDonaldTrump for every one person buying this issue there will be 1,000 of us voting for Trump.
— TheHunterTweet (@TheHunterTweet) January 22, 2016
@NRO @realDonaldTrump Well, this pretty much sealed my support of Trump. You guys absolutely are out of touch. Good grief!
— Christa Cooper (@MissMarple2) January 22, 2016
@freedomtex @NRO @realDonaldTrump Am referring to NR; all this does is push people closer to Trump. We stand with Trump.
— Floss (@flossbish) January 22, 2016
@NRO @freedomusa_ @realDonaldTrump Canceled my subscription and I am a @tedcruz supporter
— AppSame (@AppSame) January 22, 2016
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