What an absolute embarrassment in journalism. This story is proof of mainstream media's complete and utter ineptitude in reporting on Donald Trump, and stories like these are the exact reason why he got as far in the election as he has.
During the entire video, Trump is very clearly the one in control of the story, talking about what he wants when he wants to and even telling Halperin when and when not to film. This tells a tainted portrait of who Donald Trump is as a person, essentially making this journalistic video an extension of Trump's advertising campaign.
Even had Trump not clearly controlled the entire thing, Halperin simply did not ask questions that were at all important for the American public to know. By far the worst example of this is the infamous question regarding Donald Trump not owning many jeans, a question that has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with his bid for president or even his quality as a person. These soft, pointless questions also convince voters, intentionally or not, that these questions and answers are the ones that matter, rather than the actual issues.
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