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 "I'm not a bully," Trump told NBC in an interview.
On Tuesday, Univision's Jorge Ramos was removed from Trump's news
conference in Dubuque, Iowa, after the business
mogul-turned-candidate said the journalist was asking a question out
of turn.
"He was totally out of line last night," Trump said of Ramos,
speaking on NBC's "Today" program.
Ramos, who has been critical of Trump's stance on immigration, said
he was waiting for his turn to ask a question on the subject when
Trump ordered him out.
"He didn't like my question and when he didn't like my question then
he motioned so the one security guard would come where I was and
then threw me out of the press conference," Ramos told ABC's "Good
Morning America."
The dust-up was the latest involving a television anchor and the
outspoken Trump, who also has faced criticism for his war-of-words
with Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after that network's recent
Republican presidential debate.
Trump is locked in a legal battle with Univision over the network's
recent decision to cancel its contract to broadcast the Miss USA and
Miss Universe pageants, co-owned by Trump, after he made
controversial remarks about undocumented Latino immigrants.
Trump has called for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border,
deporting illegal immigrants and ending birthright citizenship.
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In a statement on Wednesday night, Univision Chief Executive Officer
Randy Falco said Trump's treatment of Ramos at the news conference
was "beneath contempt," adding, "Mr. Trump demonstrated complete
disregard for him and for the countless Hispanics whom Jorge seeks
to represent through press questions that are at the heart of the
First Amendment."
Ramos has been vocal about Trump's stance on immigration, telling
CNN earlier this month that it was "not only disgraceful but
dangerous," while fueling some criticism about his work as an
objective journalist.
"He has to explain how he wants to deport 11 million people," Ramos
told ABC on Wednesday. "As journalists, we are not only required but
we are forced to take a stand and clearly when Mr. Trump is talking
about immigration in an extreme way, we have to confront him."
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Additional reporting by Peter Cooney;
Editing by Paul Simao and Leslie Adler)
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