What I know is that it was NOT self defense.
The protester was in the custody (detained) of either security or police or both. The protester was being escorted out because he was using his WORDS to shout and disrupt. That was a legal and proper.
Then the 78 year old man violent and viciously attacked the protester. That was ILLEGAL and should have been called such by Trump. When he did not, he missed the opportunity to be Presidential. That is what he got called on.
Self defense is a point of law where a person is actually attacking you. The video SHOWS that the protester was NOT attacking anyone and the 78 year old BOY, was the attacker. There clearly is no basis for a claim of self defense.
OK Now you are dishonest, YOU KNEW they were two seperate incidents far apart, By combining them you have just lost it completely.
The “punch him in the face” was an incident with a very violent protestor who was attacking , men women and children near him whereas the alleged sucker punch situation it is not even clear its not a liberal set-up - it may not have anything to do with a Trump supporter.
Nonetheless, the latter was an entirely different event. The latter happened long after Trump started saying don’t hurt them.
The problem we have with so-called conservatives doing what you and Cruz are doing is its pure Alinsky in its a double standard application of the FAKE outrage.