Posted on 03/11/2016 7:24:39 PM PST by Steelfish
Donald Trump Defends Use Of Violence Against Rally Protesters Again: Supporters Should ‘Swing Back’
By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - Friday, March 11, 2016 Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday defended his supporters’ use of violence against protesters at his campaign rallies, arguing they should respond if anti-Trump protesters start a fight.
Mr. Trump cited an incident at a Nevada rally last month where he said a protester lashed out violently at security guards.
“He was a guy who was swinging, very loud and he started swinging. And you know what? The audience swung back, and it was very appropriate,” Mr. Trumpsaid, the Hill reported.
“He was swinging, he was hitting people, and the audience hit back. That’s what we need a little bit more of,” Mr. Trump added. His comments come one day after a man was charged with assault after sucker punching a protester at a Trump rally in North Carolina on Wednesday. Earlier this month, video footage of several Trump supporters, including some alleged white supremacists, assaulting a Black Lives Matter protester at a Trump rally in Louisville, Kentucky, went viral.
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>>> It’s 2008 all over again
More like 1968, if you are old enough to remember. I have faith that in such times, Americans will move strongly towards a law and order candidate. Despite the press’ distortions, I believe the people will see that candidate in Trump.
He’s guaranteed that this crap is going to happen at every one of his rallies. Protesters will want the headlines.
yep cruz now sides with left wing anarchists. first he ran as an outsider, then he saw he was being beat so he got into bed with the establishment, and now he is getting in agreement with the move on, black lives , left wing anarchist radicals .
screw you cruz
for a presidential candidate to encourage physical violence against those who simply heckle him show a couple things..
He is thin skinned or a fragile ego
He is at heart a violent man
He lacks the self discipline to be a truly great leader.
Encouraging a face stomping for all who disagree with you (also known as assault) is a sign of a wimp or a thug. Your choice.
Threatening violence against those with different opinions is a sign of a tyrant. History is full of them. Last night’s protests were a reply to the Trump smash-mouth threats. Deal with it.
However, those who point out this glaring point are not leftists, we are m rely stating the obvious.
Threaten violence toward me, or my family, will result in swift and violent reaction toward you. This doesn’t make me a leftist. It is what a man dues when threatened by a bully.
...And bullys always get their just reward.
I’m just sounded at the level of man-worship here. No different than the Obama minions of 2008.
Agreed
Cult of man-worship it’s blinding them
I seriously don’t think you know what your talking about, but perhaps I am wrong, please explain your statements, knowing that I have a passing understanding of Saul Alinsky and the tactics of Obama, and then please explain how ANYTHING I said could be construed in this manner. And what did I dodge?
OK, I re-read what you wrote, and based on your more recent reply to me, I might have misinterpreted what you said.
Therefore, I apologize to you for lumping you in with the Alinksyites on FR.
utter crap.
No one should be attacked and closed on or have their first amendment stopped , because anarchists don’t like it.
You want to side with the move on, Soros crowd then you go ahead , but you damn well had better know that you are no better than the pieces of crap who were agitators last night.
I’m being kind and holding back right now too
False accusation.
Hold whatever you like.
I don’t side with leftists.
Again, threaten me with violence if I don’t shut up and you will swiftly get your reward. Plain and simple. my history is to stop violent threats quickly.
Trump didn’t need to threaten beatings. Those are the words of tyrants who can’t handle other opinions. Other candidates had hecklers. It’s life. It happens. But no other candidates threatened violence against dissenters. They were mature enough to be able to handle dissenting opinions on the public stage. Not petty narcissist Don though.
OH WAIT!
ONE DID THREATEN VIOLENCE AGAINST OPPOSING OPINIONS.
OBAMA! ...WHen he was campaigning!
Your views on this behavior align perfectly with Obama’s.
So, by your own logic this then must make you an Obama supporter?
get your head out of where the sun does not shine.
You know damn well you are on the side with the radical left wing anarchists.
They go to Trump rallies to shut him down.
He has never said go to a Sanders rally and close him down and threaten violence.
You call them hecklers, frigging hecklers, are you on frigging drugs or something, they are not hecklers, they are agitators which you defend.
Got back to DU and move on
petty little boy filled with rage can’t handle his comparison to Obama?
Your butt hurt will heal
I see you don’t post much on here and you state all your Christian words in your profile.
Maybe you need to read your profile again and then stop posting on here seeing as you are very uninformed and post utter crap
Kiss the thugs and make them cry.
Enjoy the vacuous man-worship.
Digging into my posting history to see of there’s any more personal attacks you can make shows your shallow thought process. Hers a new idea for you...make a reasoned comment about facts and maybe in future posts you can have reasoned dialog instead of prepubescent rants and playground insults.
You’re as thin skinned as trump with your inability to withstand a sight criticism.
And attacking my faith because I don’t worship at the knees of trump like you do? And to tell more that my Christian faith isn’t sortable enough for you so you think you think you have some moral authority to tell me to shut up and not post here. Only non Christians accuse believers as you did. Typical alinski tactic.
So now we know this about you. You agree with Obama and alinski.
Go studio your petulant narcissistic man boy candidate saviour.
Get over yourself.
You side with the move on Soros groups and you know damn well you do, but if you want to think you are not then so be it.
I suppose wen a woman wears a mini skirt she deserves to be raped too in your mind.
Or seeing as they wee Sander voters then in your mind he doe snot hold nay responsibility for this and should not denounce it.
Also I dug into your history because the fact is I have never seen you post and what I found is that you don’t post much thankfully as you write utter crap.
I see you are in FL, where?
How do you like sucking up the establishment too?
Bush administration
Cruz joined the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999 as a domestic policy adviser, advising then-Governor George W. Bush on a wide range of policy and legal matters, including civil justice, criminal justice, constitutional law, immigration, and government reform.
Cruz assisted in assembling the Bush legal team, devising strategy, and drafting pleadings for filing with the Supreme Court of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court, in the case Bush v. Gore, during the 2000 Florida presidential recounts, leading to two wins for the Bush team. Cruz recruited future Chief Justice John Roberts and noted attorney Mike Carvin to the Bush legal team.
Then Cruz mentions this.
“Let me encourage other members of the establishment: Keep supporting Donald Trump because every time you do it, what it is doing is telling conservatives all over the country is where you stand and who stands with you”.
- Ted Cruz, New Hampshire stump speech
He fooled you hook , line , and sinker
Thanks, I accept your apology..
trump encourages his supporters to punch people who oppose them with words. Classic leftist tactic
Wrooong!
he’ll pay your legal fees, ok!
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