Donald Trump Gave an Interview on TV at the Same Time as a Convention Speaker

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The Republican National Convention kicked off this evening with opening remarks from two actors, Navy SEALs, and one victim of the Benghazi bombing's mother. While Pat Smith, mother of Sean Smith (who was killed during the attack on Benghazi), was speaking at the convention, Bill O'Reilly was interviewing Donald Trump by phone on Fox News. People on Twitter were quick to point out Trump's insensitivity. Below are some reactions.

On Fox, "viewers are watching Trump call into O'Reilly to dump on Ohio governor John Kasich" @nickconfessore writes https://t.co/XIYNmhaNqV

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) July 19, 2016

This is strange. pic.twitter.com/472x0y1Xzt

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 19, 2016

as a woman who lost her son in Benghazi is sobbing on stage. FWIW. https://t.co/vkGwrQyUjk

— Josh Robin (@joshrobin) July 19, 2016

Donald Trump, irritated that not enough of the convention is about Donald Trump, is doing TV interviews while this is going on.

— Hunter (@HunterDK) July 19, 2016

Why did Trump go on TV during his convention? 1) He's Trump 2) He likes the attention. Always.

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) July 19, 2016