[Elyse]

Were the protestors being violent or just loud and obnoxious? I cringed when Trump encouraged people to knock out the tomato throwers and he would pay for their legal fees. He should have just told them to step back away from protestors and let security handle it.

[Sarah Barracuda]

When that BLM protestor was punched in the face by that 78 year old man, that was WRONG and that man should have been arrested, that was not right. You always let the cops handle it, and from the video he was being escorted out, so no reason to hit him

[XEHRpa]

>>> Were the protestors being violent or just loud and obnoxious?

There is no inherent 1st Amendment right to protest at a private event, such as a Trump rally.

[mmichaels1970]

I cringed when Trump encouraged people to knock out the tomato throwers and he would pay for their legal fees.

Leftist anarchists come to your event and start throwing objects that damage property and threaten the safety of you and your audience. Some Americans still refuse to take that lying down.

[matt1234]

I cringed when Trump encouraged people to knock out the tomato throwers and he would pay for their legal fees.

You might have cringed, but Trump's suggestion is lawful. Basically, a person can use force on a person if that person is assaulting a third party. Trump's statement was made in Iowa, so I looked up the Iowa law to be sure. Most states have similar laws.