Yes, he did. Nice article by David Corn detailing Trump’s 47% moment.
During a June 2015 interview with Fox New’s Sean Hannity, Donald Trump said 50 percent of Americans sit back and don't do anything.
Trump basically called 50 percent of Americans deadbeats.
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I would create incentives for people to work. People don't have an incentive. They make more money by sitting there doing nothing than they make if they have a job. We have to create incentives that they actually do much better by working. Right now they have a disincentive. They have an incentive not to work.
The problem we have right now—we have a society that sits back and says we don't have to do anything. Eventually, the 50 percent cannot carry—and it's unfair to them—but cannot carry the other 50 percent.
His comment, not surprisingly, didn't cause a stir. He's been spraying a fire hose of outrageous remarks since he entered the presidential race, and this one got lost in the wash. It's also a statement fully in sync with his arrogant schtick that divides the world into winners and losers. Though he's now blasting Romney for the original 47 percent insult to Americans, Trump, too, apparently views many Americans as parasites. The only difference is that his estimate is higher.
If the mainstream media actually believed in doing the hard work of real journalism, comments like these by Trump would be front and center. Instead, they are obsessed with Press Conferences and grading Trump on a curve.