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Appearing frustrated at the speed of police and security agents in ejecting a group of demonstrators, Trump bemoaned the care taken by law enforcement to not inflict physical harm on protesters while removing them from the venue.
"You know, part of the problem, and part of the reason it takes so long, is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore, right? And theyre being politically correct the way they take them out, so it takes a little bit longer. And honestly, protesters, they realize it. They realize that there are no consequences to protesting anymore. There used to be consequences, there are none anymore."
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"Id like to punch him in the face
Trump said this in front of a crowd of supporters, after a protester was removed from one of his rallies in Las Vegas on 23 February 2016.
https://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-incitement-violence/
Many more examples at link.
This man has ZERO respect for rule of law.
This is the man victims of school violence are beseeching for protection.
What a nightmare.
iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)I mean it's not like we need a $70 million Benghazi style congressional investigation to figure out that Trump is a horrible person. He stepped right up to the microphone on live television and told us all right to our faces.
orangecrush
(19,572 posts)drive the point home.
Namely, it is a miscarriage of our election process that this man is in power.
iscooterliberally
(2,860 posts)Trump should have never made it out of 2015 as a candidate.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)orangecrush
(19,572 posts)Totally agree.