President Trump mocked a physically disabled reporter during the 2016 campaign, and plenty of people think he just derided people with disabilities again. “And I watched — it’s a little tough to watch too much, but I watched as much as I could. But there's a much more innocent explanation for all of this: That Trump was talking about not having time or the resources to watch the Paralympics. And I watched — it's a little tough to watch too much, but I watched as much as I could." pic.twitter.com/geYUUu9vmg — PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 27, 2018If Trump had said simply, “It's a little tough to watch,” his meaning would have been clearly derogatory, but the “too much,” suggests there was some kind of constraint on his viewership.
Source: Washington Post April 28, 2018 15:29 UTC