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ARRESTS at Trump rally as supporter PUNCHED protestor in front of police
The Express ^ | August 31, 2018 | Sam Stevenson

Posted on 08/30/2018 10:08:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A man in a Trump shirt went into the crowd of protestors and punched a man in the face, in plain sight of police officers.

The man wearing the Trump shirt was arrested and has been taken from the scene.

The other man has also been taken away in handcuffs.

Tensions have been building outside the rally as anti-Trump protesters clash with the President’s loyal support base.

Inside the rally, at the Ford Centre in Evansville Indiana, another protestor was ejected minutes after Trump started speaking.

After Trump noticed the incident he said “Where the hell did you come from?” mid-sentence.

The crowd cheered as she was escorted out by police and supporters took photos on their smartphones.

During the rally, Trump has spoken about topics such as the FBI, the media, coal mines and illegal immigrants.

He also vowed to “make America great again” and “drain the swamp”.

Trump said: “Our Justice Dept and our FBI have to start doing their job, doing it right and doing it well. People are angry.

“What’s happening is a disgrace. At some point, if it doesn’t straighten out properly. I will get involved.”

He added: “The world is watching and the whole world gets it and the whole world understands exactly what is going on.”

The President also showed green baseball caps to the onlooking crowd emblazoned with the slogan: “Make our farmers great again.”

As the rally drew to a close, police formed a human barrier between the throng of protesters gathered along MLK Boulevard and those exiting the venue.

Police have remained in the area to maintain a strong physical presence in a bid to placate tensions.

According to local media, the scene is calmer but still tense.


TOPICS: Indiana; Campaign News; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: indiana; protests; rally; trump
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To: lee martell

nm- i see someone already gave that advice-


21 posted on 08/30/2018 11:45:24 PM PDT by Bob434
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Or it could be that this was a false-flag operation, some antifa type put on a Trump shirt and pretended to fight with a friend, to make ‘us’ look like we are attacking peaceful protesters.


22 posted on 08/30/2018 11:49:06 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Bob434

That’s okay. Thanks for the advice. It makes sense to go for the nose. I just never thought about it till now. You would have to hit your target the first time though. The potential victim won’t just stand there and wait for your mulligan, as with The 3 Stooges.


23 posted on 08/30/2018 11:51:05 PM PDT by lee martell (AT)
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To: lee martell

lol just my luck I’d hit the fella’s head or cheek bone an end up with concussion


24 posted on 08/30/2018 11:52:50 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: GraceG

“could have been a false flagging”

You may have hit the nail on the head.


25 posted on 08/31/2018 12:07:31 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Chode; snooter55; lee martell

That’s when it would be nice to be able to Puke on Demand.

Defense: it made Me sick, it just happened your honor...


26 posted on 08/31/2018 12:11:52 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: lee martell
Nope. The crown of the forehead, not the flat forehead itself but just up above it, the rounded part of the skull is one of the hardest areas and biggest concentration of human bone mass. Haven't you ever seen Karate and Kung Fu masters smash a stack of bricks doing this? I have. I studied Karate too. An Okinawan style called Goshin-Do. You know what a ''chicken head'' wrist strike is right? Using the very top part of the wrist? You can break somone's nose very easily doing that one.
27 posted on 08/31/2018 12:15:21 AM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: jmacusa

I remember demonstrations of the Chicken Head Strike. They can be very effective. We were warned to train in slow motion only, at least while in the Dojo.


28 posted on 08/31/2018 12:27:17 AM PDT by lee martell (AT)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These agitators are being paid to provoke a reaction. The media carefully records the reaction in an effort to smear the Trump supporters as violent reactionaries. I would not be surprised if George Soros is at the bottom of this effort. It is too bad that these agitators are not investigated for their connection with the organizers.


29 posted on 08/31/2018 1:18:47 AM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Psalm 144

30 posted on 08/31/2018 1:33:36 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Vendome

“I’m Brian! And so’s my wife!!”


31 posted on 08/31/2018 2:45:21 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds like a staged Antifa incident. ANYBODY can put on a Trump hat or T-shirt.

And right in front of the cops, too, virtually guaranteeing the outcome. An apparent Trump support is arrested for punching out an obvious Trump resister, the incident gets recorded, and goes viral, adding to a false narrative.


32 posted on 08/31/2018 3:25:40 AM PDT by alloysteel ("No" is a complete sentence. On so many levels.)
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To: GraceG

You just don’t know who is doing what at these protests. The media sure hasn’t been clear about it.


33 posted on 08/31/2018 3:35:33 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
During the rally, Trump has spoken about topics such as the FBI, the media, coal mines and illegal immigrants.

More fantastic writing and grammar from the media regardless of origin.

34 posted on 08/31/2018 4:11:47 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Jolla

:) poking a bear will draw a response. If the bear is not awakened, in hibernation, it will yawn. If the bear has had a great summer and full of food it will look at you and go to the cave. If the bear has just eaten it will swipe you back with its YUGE paw. If the bear just woke up, it will eat you alive. If the bear has young to protect it won’t matter what she has eaten, you are dead.


35 posted on 08/31/2018 4:52:48 AM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“A man in a Trump shirt went into the crowd of protestors and punched a man in the face, in plain sight of police officers.”

The man in the Trump shirt — 98% probability that he’s a plant. We have “them” on video explaining that they do that, and how. I think it was a James O’Keefe undercover video.


36 posted on 08/31/2018 4:58:36 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I just went to youtube and looked for Donald Trump. In the list was all MSM. I searched Donald Trump TV and finally got Trump TV Network. :) SUBSCRIBED!


37 posted on 08/31/2018 5:11:03 AM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"A man in a Trump shirt went into the crowd of protestors and punched a man in the face, in plain sight of police officers. The man wearing the Trump shirt was arrested and has been taken from the scene. The other man has also been taken away in handcuffs."

Something doesn't add up. If a Trump supporter just went in and punched a protester, why would the "victim" also be led away in handcuffs? Is there video of this?

If both men were arrested, maybe the protester had previously thrown something at the Trump supporters, and the Trump supporter was retaliating; or maybe the two men simultaneously squared off and attacked each other. We've seen other instances in which biased reporting misrepresented how these confrontations began.
38 posted on 08/31/2018 5:43:40 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: virgil
"You just don’t know who is doing what at these protests. The media sure hasn’t been clear about it."

Not only concerning who initiates conflict or violence, but also about the beliefs and motivations of the protesters. When right-wingers protest about something, the left shows up with banners denouncing "racism" and "fascism," but there is rarely any evidence provided that the right-wingers are actually promoting racism or fascism.
39 posted on 08/31/2018 5:47:04 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: lee martell
They will get one inch from your face and scream profanities

Is that act no a simple assault?

40 posted on 08/31/2018 5:48:56 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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