What was Trump's response then?
"Donald Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul and potential Republican Presidential candidate, appeared on Fox and Friends Monday and ripped into Pamela Geller’s “Draw Muhammad” free speech event in Garland, Texas, which came under fire by two Islamic terrorists.
The purpose of the event – sponsored by Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) – was to defend free speech and remain defiant in the face of Islamic totalitarians.
Nevertheless, Trump blamed Geller for “taunting people,” and asked why she would sponsor an event that encouraged reckless things like drawing cartoons.
“I watched Pam prior, and it looked like she’s just taunting everybody,” Said Trump. “What is she doing drawing Muhammad? And it looks like she’s actually taunting people – and it’s disgusting that it happened and everything else. But why are they doing drawing Muhammad? Isn’t there something else they can draw.”
Trump elaborated further, following the mainstream media’s lead and again blaming Geller– not the shooters– for “taunting” the radical Muslims who sought to mass-murder her and other free speech activists:
I just say, they can’t do something else? They have to be in the middle of Texas doing something on Muhammad and insulting everybody? It’s disgusting what happened, and we have to be very strong, but it looks to me like she’s somebody who is just taunting them.
After ripping into Geller for promoting an event in which Muhammad cartoons were drawn, Trump asserted, “I’m one that believes in free speech, probably more than she does.”
“But what’s the purpose of this? She’s taunting them,” he added. “It’s very risky for her; I don’t know, maybe she likes risk. But what the hell is she doing, and what is the purpose of it?”
from: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/05/04/trump-blames-geller-for-being-attacked-by-jihadis-what-is-she-doing-drawing-muhammad/
LOOK, SLEAZEBAG: You claimed that Pamela Gellers FREE SPEECH WAS INCITING HATRED when all she was doing was pointing out THAT ISLAM HATES and they tried to KILL HER FOR IT!
You made yourself a DHIMMI by trying to SILENCE her She was proved right!!
You tried to silence her to get peace!!
you traded her right to free speech for peace!!
WHY DIDNT YOU DEMAND JUSTICE FOR PAM GELLER INSTEAD??
WHAT KIND OF SPEECH DESERVES MURDER IN RETURN??
I dont care WHAT she or anyone else drew, or said, or make circles in the air about. They tried to MURDER her and 150 other AMERICANS and the first words out of your mouth was about how inciteful she was.
YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THEY WERE PROVING SHE WAS RIGHT ABOUT HOW MURDEROUS THEY ARE INSTEAD!!!
you are unfit to be President.
While I’m not big on all the screaming caps you still make some pretty good points.
The FR Trump fans will find some excuse for it.
You must not question the great Hype and Change campaign.
I’m sure that you did a comprehensive search of other candidates quotes on the subject for comparison reasons. Let’s have them...
There is no one more pro-free speech or Islamaphobic than myself. That said, Pamela was intentionally ‘baiting’ the Muslims. Not smart, not nice, and you have to wonder about the motive. I think Trump made a correct evaluation.
I'm very pro-Trump. But I gotta say this. I see Trump's lack of support for Geller as a significant strike against him.
As a side note, back in the 1930's Churchill was almost alone in warning about the dangers of Nazism. Few cared to listen. Geller is in Churchill's role today.
Trump will tell you whatever he thinks you want to here. That’s what he is, a salesman.
I agree, and by the way, I was standing by the door at that event when it all went down so I would have been murdered too, but I would definitely go again.
bttt
Race, you’ve stood in the face of union thug rage, and suffered violent attack because no one had the guts to stand with you and show moral strength.
You are absolutely correct about Trump being untrustworthy.
It should be obvious by now to people who have carefully observed Trump’s duplicitous opportunistic conduct.
He’s been a big long time supporter of notorious Democrats and their liberal issue positions.
He is a masterful “Art of the Deal” salesman who is expert at manipulating parties to think a deal is good.
I’ve taken his course and know a thing or to about how to feign appearance of collaborative negotiation.
He’ll say anything to get a development or sale approved.
Obola and Slick Willy are masterful salesman, too.
How has that worked out for America?
America is in very bad shape.
We cannot suffer further moral weathervane BS artists.
Trump is there to ensure the same Perot effect on this election.
You’ll see...
He doesn’t like Geller because he thinks she provoked it (and he’s correct) and he is against provoking in a way that can lead to violence.
If a Church, Mosque or any so-called ‘place of worship’ is a known sanctuary for terrorists (and they exist in significant numbers), then the cloak of religious freedom is superceded by common sense.
There have been examples in the past of those using religion as a means of staving off law enforcement.
He did not say he would authorize closing without legal authority.
That you would not see this reveals a gross lack of understanding and experience.
What Trump actually said is drawing contests are stupid and there are better things that can be done. Closing down an extremist mosque is better than doing a drawing contest. This is how he feels and it is his freedom of speech to feel this way. Educate yourself.
Trump is a moron. The mere fact of his popularity is an indictment of those that have embraced this fool as some sort of leader.
Where was Trump?
Helping Hillary with her Benghazi defense, where else.
The attack on Pam Geller and co. was supposed to be the “NEW AND IMPROVED” version of the “spontaneous” lie.
It was supposed to be the terrorist were picking up “hate speech” from “right wing extremist” news/talk radio/web sites and planning their attacks in a relatively short period of time, just a few days, on what was being discussed in right wing news.
Once it was established that the terrorist were basing their attacks on “right wing news/hate speech” they would then claim the terrorist at Benghazi had picked up on the “right wing extremist hate speech” comparing Obama to Peanuts Carter and planned the attack in just a few days to mimic the Iranian hostage crisis with Carter.
That’s why the SPLC and DoJ teamed up to come out with a report the “right wing extremist” are the real terrorist we need to be watching out for.
Trump says WAY too much. He’s all over the map and shoots from the lip.
I loved the way he slapped down the left instead of constantly turning the other cheek, but now he just comes across as unstable.
Every point you made is why I’m not sold on trump.
Adding, he didn’t support kim davis either.
“some mosques”
“Illegal aliens”
Trump derangement syndrome conveniently leaves out parts of his quote
He is not proposing a national “draw mohammed” contest like Pamela did to make her point. Trump was asked and answered. He thought she was reckless and provocative, and said so.
No rational US president would encourage any citizen to instigate violence to make their point, whether it is Geller or the KKK or black lives matter
So - don’t vote for Trump if you don’t like his opinion. (as if)
But don’t misquote him
You are, of course, completely correct.
Try decaf.
Trump didn’t try to silence Pam. He pointed out that if muslims are nuts then why provoke them. He never said they weren’t nuts.