Posted on 03/20/2016 2:01:02 PM PDT by drewh
Donald Trump is once again shrugging off the escalating violence at his rallies, saying the people protesting his presidential campaign are largely to blame for incidents.
“These people are very disruptive,” Trump said on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday. “These are not innocent lambs.”
The Republican frontrunner said the demonstrators who shut down an Arizona highway leading to the Phoenix suburb where he was scheduled to speak were violating his right to free speech — and the rights of his supporters to come hear him.
“They’re really stopping our First Amendment rights,” Trump said. “If you think about it, George, they block … they blocked a road, they put their cars in front of a road. We had thousands and thousands of people wanting to come. They were delayed for an hour because of these protesters.”
Trump continued: “These are professional agitators, and I think that somebody should say that when a road is blocked going into the event so that people have to wait sometimes hours to get in, I think that’s very [unfair] and there should be blame there, too.”
He added: “I think it’s very unfair that these, really, in many cases professional, in many cases sick protesters can put cars in a road blocking thousands of great Americans from coming to a speech and nobody says anything about that.”
The brash billionaire also refused to condemn one of his supporters who punched a protester as he was being removed by security.
“He or his partner was wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit,” Trump said of the protester. “This happened to be an African-American man who was very — a person at the rally, who was very, very incensed at the fact that somebody, a protester, would be wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Frankly, that was, you know, it was a tough thing to watch. And I watched that. But why would a protester walk into a room with a Ku Klux Klan outfit on?”
“We don’t condone violence, and I say it,” he said. “And we have very little violence, very, very little violence at the rallies.”
Trump even applauded his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, after a video appeared to show Lewandowski grabbing the collar of a protester at a rally in Tucson.
“I give him credit for having spirit,” Trump said. “He wanted them to take down those horrible, profanity-laced signs.”
Lewandowski came under fire earlier this month after he allegedly assaulted Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields after a press conference in Florida. Trump’s campaign denies her claims.
“When signs are put up, lifted up with tremendous profanity on them — I mean the worst profanity, and you have television cameras all over the place and people see these signs — I think maybe those people have some blame and should suffer some blame,” Trump said.
the lease contract controls display of flags
the artist has the right to free expression that has no bearing on another’s thoughts on his private theology
That was a very good “self” interview by the African American man (I think he said he was LEO) that attended the rally. I wish Hannity or someone would interview him. I appreciated hearing his take on the whole rally.
ur name fits u ..rat
Donald Trump is once again shrugging off the escalating violence at his rallies...
This is gonna be another fair and balanced election in the press!!! :)
By October..
“The nefarious, evil, puppy/kitten/inner city child killing, super wealthy, narcissistic, mentally ill, sadist, Donald Trump was apparently seen LAUGHING UPROARIOUSLY as SIX HUGH BLUE COLLAR TYPES BEAT A 120 pound 13 year old undocumentedh hard working, America loving child!!”
:)
Back in the day we used to FREEP slick Willie during impeachment. Although a lurker then met many great FRiends doing that.
there is no trouble at these rallies until the terrorists come and start ..
You’re wrong about that. But I get your point.
You just dropped some sweet honey at #30.
There are countless causes of action for private violations of others constitutional rights. Stop.
I heard an interesting conversation the other day on the Sean Hannity show, apparently this summer Soros and his gang are going to be bring out the ‘Occupy’ group and pay them to protest at every Trump rally...and they are also going to protest the RNC convention in Ohio in July...alone with BLM and some people out of Mexico...
Just wondering how that is going to go down? Thinking that maybe some of the ‘occupy’ people were involved in the Chicago rally along with Bill Ailes and Hillary, Soros and the ilk...trying to do anything and everything to keep America from being America and turning it into the middle east...about their speed...
The lease would be unconstitutional as it violates an individuals constitutional right to freedom of expression.
The lawsuit would be denied for the same reason as the flag example above.
In each case it was an individual was infringing on another’s individual right.
Oh my, now the Cruzlims are here.
So — people want to vote for a guy who doesn’t understand how the First Amendment works. Woe to the republic.
Then take that forward to some of the loonier college events and speakers.
It will play to older people who see the self-indulgent and useless nature of many of that age bracket and also to non-college people who are appalled at the wasteful nature of what Bernie is asking them to do in funding college for all.
Examples?
If Trump supporters got together and blocked off roads leading to a Bernie or Shrillary rally, I can only imagine the outcry that would result
Can you imagine the reporting?
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