Showbiz

Stuttering Foundation blasts Donald Trump

Published Tuesday, May 3 2011, 05:34 BST | By Jennifer Still | 1 comment

Donald Trump has been slammed by the Stuttering Foundation after the organisation accused him of making derogatory remarks about those with the speech impediment.

The Celebrity Apprentice criticised Meyers' speech delivery during the White House correspondents' dinner, later calling the SNL writer a "stutterer" during an appearance on Fox and Friends for failing to complete his talk without mistakes.

"Shame on you, Mr. Trump! We at the Stuttering Foundation find it discouraging that in 2011, Donald Trump has chosen to use the word 'stutterer' in a derogatory fashion, something to be made fun of, to describe Seth Meyers' speech at the annual White House correspondents' dinner," said the foundation's president Jane Fraser in a statement.

"In light of The King's Speech and the new awareness it has brought to stuttering, we had hoped that this kind of unfortunate comment was a thing of the past. When in doubt about the eloquence of those who stutter, Trump should take a look at Winston Churchill, King George VI and James Earl Jones."

Trump was also mocked by President Obama during the event
and went on to describe the jokes as "inappropriate".

Ricky Gervais recently expressed his amusement at the jibes, confessing that he wished he had been in attendance to see the speeches in person.