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Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester: 'Next Time, We Might Have To Kill Him'
Inside Edition ^ | March 10, 2016 | Staff

Posted on 03/10/2016 3:18:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The Trump supporter who was filmed sucker punching a protester during Wednesday's rally in North Carolina said: "Next time, we might have to kill him."

Multiple videos show the protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, raising a middle finger to the crowd as security escorted him from the rally - before the unnamed supporter punched him to the ground.

INSIDE EDITION tracked down the supporter, 78-year-old John McGraw, who was unrepentant.

When asked if he liked the rally, he said: "You bet I liked it. Knocking the hell out of that big mouth."

And when asked why he punched the protester, he said: "Number one, we don't know if he's ISIS. We don't know who he is, but we know he's not acting like an American, cussing me... If he wants it laid out, I laid it out."

He added: "Yes, he deserved it. The next time we see him, we might have to kill him. We don't know who he is. He might be with a terrorist organization."

On Thursday, officials arrested and charged McGraw with assault and battery and disorderly conduct, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Jones told INSIDE EDITION on Thursday morning that his left eye still hurts from the punch and he remains confused about why he was being taken out by security in the first place.

He added that he doesn't regret going to the rally for the GOP frontrunner.

"Donald Trump probably doesn't care about what happened. He is already onto the next thing," he said. "If I can go to another [Trump] rally, I would go if I can."

When IE told Jones about his alleged attacker's comments, he said he did not have a response.

Jones attended the rally with friends.

"The people that are going to his rallies are hateful people," Jones' friend Ronnie Rouse told IE. "Not in general, because you cannot put a label on all of the people - but there is hatred."


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Politics
KEYWORDS: trummpzelot; trump; yeswecan
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To: Dallas59

That’s actually pretty damned funny.


81 posted on 03/10/2016 4:01:46 PM PST by katana (Just my opinion)
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To: Chgogal

The three utes was charged for being gangstas. Wait until these backwards hat wearing, chain covered morons learn that you don’t hold a gun sideways and keep pulling the trigger in a REAL shootout and we got a lot more weapons, patience, practice and range time than they do!


82 posted on 03/10/2016 4:06:01 PM PST by jessduntno ("Where the Hell do you put the bayonet?" - Gen. "Chesty" Puller, at a flamethrower demonstration.)
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To: XenaLee
Trump camp followers just doing what the head thug told them to do. Get violent. Remind you of anyone?

Damn right! Sarah Palin who was responsible for the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords because of this damning photo in her campaign:

Gabrielle Giffords was right in the center of those rifle cross hairs in Arizona............


83 posted on 03/10/2016 4:08:35 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Riley
Lefty girl I used to date posted a piece that made it look like they guy was punched solely for being black at a Trump rally, no mention of the guy's behavior.

Thank her for her help, because she is helping.

84 posted on 03/10/2016 4:10:04 PM PST by Stentor
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To: Maelstorm

The part that is bothersome is not related to trump. It is related to the fact that this old guy moved down a row and sucker punched a guy being led out by a cop. And then stated that the guy should be killed.

Now, Trump is going need some black votes to be elected. Do you think old white guys punching out black folk is going to look good on Hillary’s commercials.


85 posted on 03/10/2016 4:15:40 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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To: dschapin
Trump has tacitly encouraged violence against protestors so he shares the blame for the assault that happened at his rally.

Uh huh. Wasn't it some other politician who said, "Get in their faces, punch back twice as hard" ...?

86 posted on 03/10/2016 4:24:15 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Kind of curious with Team Cruz’s odd fixation on this 78 year old.

Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump’s Voters Have “relatively low information” And Are “not that engaged”
CBN News ^ | March 10, 2016 | David Brody

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3407421/posts

Might it be a desperation attempt to deflect attention off this today by ginning up a stand issue political Establishment fake “guilt by unknown association “ smear?


87 posted on 03/10/2016 4:24:42 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: dschapin

Kind of curious with Team Cruz’s odd fixation on this 78 year old.

Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump’s Voters Have “relatively low information” And Are “not that engaged”
CBN News ^ | March 10, 2016 | David Brody

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3407421/posts

Might it be a desperation attempt to deflect attention off this today by ginning up a stand issue political Establishment fake “guilt by unknown association “ smear?


88 posted on 03/10/2016 4:25:24 PM PST by MNJohnnie ( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
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To: wardaddy
he’ll have to move to like Minnesota

Don't send him *here*...! The liberals will try to have him knighted or something.

89 posted on 03/10/2016 4:26:57 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: MNJohnnie

“Next time we might have to kill him” sounds fairly engaged to me. :-)


90 posted on 03/10/2016 4:28:14 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: dp0622
Well, maybe you think you guys have a right to kill a couple of reporters next. Wonder if Trump is going to pay for this old guy's legal bills? For you who can't see it, this is a dangerous spirit that is being released, anyone who perceived as an enemy of yours can be assaulted or worse. So wonderful to “turn the tables” dp0622! Trump people who think this is acceptable behavior, where is your decency?
91 posted on 03/10/2016 4:33:06 PM PST by gbscott1954 (Why not a real Conservative?)
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To: gbscott1954

I sleep fine.


92 posted on 03/10/2016 4:34:28 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

That’s the scary thing. Violence against your political enemies seems to be ok with you and many other Trump supporters.


93 posted on 03/10/2016 4:39:30 PM PST by dschapin
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To: dschapin

you know, that bothered me only a week ago.

now it doesn’t...

I’m (or was) one of the biggest anti trumpers on the board.

but Ted’s making backroom deals with Bushes and insulting voters. What’s he doing?

I don’t know man.

Maybe a nationalist is needed now more thab a conservative,


94 posted on 03/10/2016 4:43:13 PM PST by dp0622
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To: jessduntno

I read the whole quote and it is worse than just a portion. I am just sure that terrorists will stand and give someone the finger before he starts shooting. What it amounts to is wanting to strike out at anyone who disagrees with you. So, are you guys wanting to help pay the bills for someone who want to kill someone who disagrees. Having people we don’t like or have an alternate view is the price we pay to have a democracy. We can’t punch and kill those with whom we disagree. Do you Trump guys still believe that?


95 posted on 03/10/2016 4:46:36 PM PST by gbscott1954 (Why not a real Conservative?)
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To: dp0622

You ought to be ashamed.


96 posted on 03/10/2016 4:47:53 PM PST by gbscott1954 (Why not a real Conservative?)
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To: gbscott1954

a little. It was wrong.

the old WWII vets, with the knockout game, they didn’t make front pages.

you think the black kids that hit them were ashamed? their neighbors.

or does the speech “we’re better than that” come now


97 posted on 03/10/2016 4:52:27 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dschapin
Trump has tacitly encouraged violence against protestors so he shares the blame for the assault that happened at his rally.

Blame my butt...Trump gets part of the credit...

98 posted on 03/10/2016 4:53:31 PM PST by Iscool (Trump will Triumph)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sucker punching anyone is not right but this does remind that when this happens, it is usually a young black sucker punching a 78 year old man. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2b_1457327674


99 posted on 03/10/2016 4:56:24 PM PST by cassiusking
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To: semimojo
Yeah, nice sucker punch. I bet pops was a real terror at tee ball back in the day.

That was a nice punch...I'll be he was a terror at more than T-ball...

100 posted on 03/10/2016 4:57:06 PM PST by Iscool (Trump will Triumph)
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