Donald Trump Leaked Voicemails: Anonymous Source Exposes Trump’s Relationship With Liberal Media
Some leaked Donald Trump voicemails were handed over by an anonymous source exposing the billionaire’s cozy relationship with the liberal media.
Despite Trump’s convictions that he detests the liberal media and refers to them as “scum” and the worst “sleazebags” he’s ever dealt with, it comes across quite the opposite in leaked voicemails of the front-running GOP presidential candidate. If there’s any truth to this latest expose, who knows what difference this could make in the presidential race.
Gawker received an anonymous email on Thursday with an attachment containing 21 to 35 messages to Donald Trump from well-known names in the media. They include MSNBC hosts Tamron Hall, Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzezinski. There’s also a message from Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, and several others throwing the Republican presidential hopeful their support.
In an interesting message from Tamron Hall, Trump has an impressive discount with Gucci. She thanked him for a meeting she had with “Matt” and raved about a $3,000 dress she planned to buy using his discount since it was far more generous than the one she has. In a second message she allegedly left in 2012, she informed Donald that she was a “huge fan” and thinks “the world of him.” Hall told Trump in a separate message, purportedly recorded in 2012, that she hoped he was “braced” for Romney to lose against Obama in the presidential election. Lastly, she berated him about a YouTube video she saw on that day, although it’s unclear what video she’s talking about.
It’s important to note that the validity of the leaked Donald Trump voicemails hasn’t been validated.
The report shared some of the many other messages that Trump received on his voicemail.
Voices allegedly belonging to Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s of Morning Joe occurred at an unknown date. At one point, Scarborough’s kids were on speaker phone to thank Trump for a reason possibly related to donating to a children’s charity.
“We are so, so grateful for everything, Donald, and we just want to call you and tell you how much it means to us,” Scarborough said.
“It was amazing. Thank you, Donald. Hope to talk to you soon,” Brzezinski added.
On Twitter, Joe Scarborough appeared to confirm that the voice is indeed his on the leaked Donald Trump voicemails.
“Oh my God. I just read the transcripts! Trump must have contributed to a children’s charity. Scandalous!!!” he wrote.
He added in a post now deleted, “Should Mika and I now apologize for raising money for children’s charities from rich people?”
Through the years, we asked Trump (and many others) to contribute to various charities, including David Axelrod’s CURE charity for epilepsy.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2016
Oh my God. I just read the transcripts! Trump must have contributed to a children’s charity. Scandalous!!! https://t.co/BxcZCdSkQb
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 4, 2016
The email attachment also included voicemails from Brady, Barack Obama’s advisor David Axelrod, and boxing promoter Don King, according to report.
In one of Don King’s messages, he referred to Trump as “Big Don.”
“You’re a Republicrat, that is so great for America,” King said in the voicemail.
More audio on Trump could be potentially damaging if the rumors are true he has an off-the-record interview with the New York Times in which he admitted that he didn’t have a real plan for illegal immigration. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are trying to pressure Trump to give the paper permission to release the tapes if he has nothing to hide.
It’s unclear how these Trump voicemails managed to get out and expose the billionaire real estate mogul’s relationship with the liberal media. Hackers found a way to gain access to the information by pushing a series of buttons until it was prompted to enter a passcode to hear Trump’s voicemail messages. Eventually, the call transferred to a Verizon representative who reset the password, Gawker explains.
A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign released a statement in regards to the bombshell voicemails.
“We don’t know whether or not this is authentic because this is a public phone, not a private phone. As you know, it is illegal to break into phones. We will hold you and all other parties involved responsible,” the spokeswoman said.
How much damage to Donald Trump’s credibility will this cause? While nothing particularly scandalous is in the messages, it shows if anything that his ties with the media isn’t all bad. It’s not difficult to envision Trump taking legal action if this information is authentic. He has yet to mention this voicemail scandal.
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