1 | Made-for-cable-TV Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump held a press conference Tuesday in Iowa -- and made news by kicking out Jorge Ramos, the star anchor of Miami-based Spanish-language TV giant Univision. |
2 | In the exchange -- aired on CNN, which was broadcasting the presser live from Dubuque -- Ramos tried to ask a question. |
3 | "Sit down," Trump said, dismissing him. |
4 | "You haven't been called." |
5 | "I have the right to ask a question," Ramos countered. |
6 | "Go back to Univision," Trump said. |
7 | "You cannot deport 11 million people..." |
8 | Ramos continued. |
9 | A security guard came to escort him out. |
10 | Ramos was subsequently let back into the press conference and engaged with him -- "I have a bigger heart than you do," Trump told Ramos about how he plans to deal with immigrants in the country illegally -- and Trump even suggested there could be more to come later: "We'll talk," he concluded. |
11 | The back and forth will likely prompt even more media exposure -- if that's possible -- for Trump, and some robust ratings for Ramos as well. |
12 | The two sides have a complicated history: Trump's Doral resort abuts Univision's headquarters (the company has an office in New York but its studios are in South Florida). |
13 | Univision severed ties with the Miss Universe Organization partly owned by Trump as a result of Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants. |
14 | Trump banned Univision workers from his golf property and sued the network for breach of contract. |
15 | Miami-Dade County then publicly condemned Trump. |
16 | In a statement, Univision President Isaac Lee said he hoped Ramos will get to see more of Trump -- which would undoubtedly be a boon for the network and its struggling English-language sister, Fusion: "We'd love for Mr. Trump to sit down for an in-depth interview with Jorge to talk about the specifics of his proposals." |