Trump plays hardball with Univision

CNN/Money:
Donald Trump's fight with Univision is heating up. On Friday he published an anchor's personal phone number, called for the resignation of a top executive and banned all of the channel's executives from using Trump's golf course in Miami.

"Under no circumstances is any officer or representative of Univision allowed to use Trump National Doral, Miami," the letter read.
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Univision fired back on Friday, sending out a memo to its employees that they "should not stay at Trump properties while on company business or hold events/activities there."

The war began after Trump made offensive statements about Mexicans, including calling them "rapists," while announcing he was running for president.

In response, Univision, the largest Spanish language network in the country, broke off its deal to air the Miss USA Pageant, which is partially owned by Trump.

Trump also lashed out at Univision President Alberto Ciurana who apologized to Trump after he posted a photo comparing Trump to the Charleston gunman who killed nine people.

"Apology not accepted," Trump wrote. "I call for his resignation as president of Univision and Univision should not be allowed to host the Presidential debate. It is a total conflict of interest." Univision plans to hold a presidential forum.

In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett Thursday, Trump called the photo that Ciurana posted "disgraceful."
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The photo made an invidious comparison of Trump to the alleged Charleston murderer.   Trump is right that the posted photo is disgraceful.

Univison reacted emotional to Trump's attacks on illegals and as a result probably did more damage to its own brand than they have to Trump's.

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