Story highlights Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner: Donald Trump kicked a mother and her crying baby out of a campaign event

In this election, and in any election, candidates throw moms out at their peril, she says

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is an author, radio host of "Breaking Through," and executive director and co-founder of MomsRising.org, a nonprofit national organization that supports policies to improve family economic security. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN) You heard that Donald Trump threw a baby out of a Virginia rally on Tuesday. A baby. It's been all over the news.

Less noted is that Trump threw the baby's mother out, too. First he told her he loved babies, then a few moments later: "Actually, I was only kidding, you can get the baby out of here." Laughing, he mocked the mom to the audience, "I think she really believed me that I love having a baby crying while I'm speaking."

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Deriding a mother — one who came to hear him speak — as she struggled with her crying baby is not going to fly with female voters in America, particularly mothers. Note to Trump: In this election, and in any election, candidates throw moms out at their peril.

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