The sucker punch was wrong. But so was coming to a Trump rally with the intention of violating Trump Supporter's right to peacefully assemble and free speech.
Paying the legal fees doesn't mean that Trump condones the behavior. And doesn't mean the guy will get off either. But it does send a message to disrupters that Trump has his supporter's back. And maybe they should think twice before coming to a Trump rally with the intent to cause trouble.
In latest news Trump intends to press charges against as many disrupters as he can.
Liberals have been doing this unimpeded at college campuses for years, from throwing fire alarms to threatening violence against conservative speakers trying to speak to conservative students’ groups. With Milo Yianapolis, they tried to take over the event shouting people down, blowing air horns, throwing fake blood.
The only change is that these young fascists are actually showing up to public national events, so it isn’t as easily written off as stupid college kids doing stuff at college.