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orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 05:38 PM Feb 2018

Did Trump encourage violence at rallies? Snopes - TRUE

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 they’re 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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"I’d 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.








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Did Trump encourage violence at rallies? Snopes - TRUE (Original Post) orangecrush Feb 2018 OP
This is one of those times where you don't need Snopes at all. iscooterliberally Feb 2018 #1
The specific examples orangecrush Feb 2018 #2
I agree with that. iscooterliberally Feb 2018 #3
Yes trump encourage or call for violence at rallies Gothmog Feb 2018 #4
Hi Goth! orangecrush Feb 2018 #5

iscooterliberally

(2,860 posts)
1. This is one of those times where you don't need Snopes at all.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 05:47 PM
Feb 2018

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)
2. The specific examples
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 05:55 PM
Feb 2018

drive the point home.

Namely, it is a miscarriage of our election process that this man is in power.
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