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Trump: Black Man Attacked At Rally Deserved It, Maybe He Should Have Been Roughed Up (VIDEO)
On Saturday, Donald Trump stood by and watched as his rabid supporters at a rally in Birmingham, Alabama (a city with a long history of racism, discrimination, and violence against black people) on his order swarmed an African-American, violently punching, kicking, and dragging him simply because he expressed an opinion that was unpopular among them.
And although his campaign released a statement that the campaign does not condone this behavior, Trump appeared on Fox News the very next day to inform the public that, in reality, he not only condones this behavior, he encourages it.
Asked about his supporters violent actions, Trump complained to Fox and Friends that the man was so obnoxious and was screaming. Because the gentleman was so uppity seems to be the word someone like Trump would use under normal circumstances the billionaire says he had it coming: Maybe he should have been roughed up."
This isnt the first time Trumps supporters have gotten violent with a minority they hate at a rally. Last month, a group of Trumpshirts dragged a Hispanic man to the ground by his collar and kicked him, with a man Trump later identified as a random supporter eventually dragging the pro-immigration protester out. Later in his speech, Trump himself threatened to become violent if protesters continued to interrupt him.
read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/11/22/trump-black-man-attacked-at-rally-deserved-it-maybe-he-should-have-been-roughed-up-video/
Trump said of the Black Lives Matter protester, Get him the hell out of here, and the crowd took action.
At least a half-dozen attendees at the rally punched, kicked and tackled a black protester to the ground who tried to disrupt Trumps speech. At least one man punched the protester and a woman kicked him while he was on the ground.
read more: http://freakoutnation.com/2015/11/donald-trump-on-black-protester-roughed-up-by-his-supporters-he-had-it-coming/
napkinz
(17,199 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)possibly could be.
Nazi like shit is happening and the only response anyone can have is
NO, NOT OK...LOUDLY saying NO, not OK...
BTW, this group of Trump and his tens of millions of supporters, that is who runs the country if we lose the WH...if EITHER of our candidates dont win.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)They see anything as just an unfortunate incident.
randys1
(16,286 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)That shit is so comfortable. I feel positively awesome.
randys1
(16,286 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)I'm only five one so I hafta use a stool to get up on it. Or a step ladder. Like heaven. In about 30 minutes, I'm going back in.
spanone
(135,844 posts)or maybe he already has....
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Does Trump not have any accountability?
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)That man was assaulted.
Can they not be charged with assault?
napkinz
(17,199 posts)I'm no lawyer but isn't a person who incites violence considered an accomplice? Is he or she not accountable?
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)Last edited Mon Nov 23, 2015, 12:42 AM - Edit history (1)
napkinz
(17,199 posts)and if this continues, someone may get seriously hurt or killed
It's getting out of hand; this is scary.
WATCH: Trump supporter assaults Latino protester while others chant USA! USA!
October 24, 2015
A protester at a Donald Trump rally was violently assaulted by at least one of the billionaire presidential candidates supporters, and it was caught on video.
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Its hardly the first time Trump supporters have been violent. Earlier this month a fight broke out at a Trump event when one of his supporters spat in the face of a protester.
In August, two brothers were arrested after brutally beating and urinating on a homeless Latino man. The brothers said their actions were inspired by Trump, who was criticized for failing to condemn them.
read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/watch-trump-supporter-assaults-latino-protester-while-others-chant-usa-usa/
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)he said: "'People who are following me are very passionate."
read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/8/20/1413904/-Trump-on-supporters-who-beat-Hispanic-man-People-who-are-following-me-are-very-passionate
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)But probably not. Lot of sick minds in America.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Mon November 23, 2015
Eric Bradner
Washington (CNN) -- Donald Trump has a double-digit lead over Ben Carson in the Republican presidential race and voters say they prefer change over political experience, two new national polls show.
Trump leads Carson 32% to 22%, in a new poll by The Washington Post and ABC News. And the real estate mogul leads the retired neurosurgeon 28% to 18% in a new Fox News poll.
read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/22/politics/donald-trump-leads-ben-carson-two-polls-election-2016/
Solly Mack
(90,769 posts)Lot of sick minds in America.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)mosques, and how he saw thousands of American-Arabs cheer when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11.
This after inciting the assault of the BLM protester and saying he deserved it.
Now watch his numbers go up again; Republicans reward candidates who spew this $hit.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)ecstatic
(32,707 posts)Wonderful. Would his method of violence include the concealed gun that he claims to carry from time to time? I really can't believe how long this clown has been allowed to pollute our airwaves. He's disgusting!
napkinz
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uppityperson
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napkinz
(17,199 posts)thankfully DU does a good job removing them quickly
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)I keep trying to find get a hobby that's more productive than trolling here and losing all those well thought out posts.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and very quick to anger. Always at the wrong people, but quick to anger.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)he/she was all over the place; something about Rush Limbaugh and "Hitlery Clinton" and Thom Hartmann
sad ... and scary!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What is really frightening is not even so much what he is saying (although that is frightening enough), but what he is bring out in people. The hatred and bigotry is just astounding.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)by their silence they are condoning the hateful rhetoric and the assaults
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Assuming such a person exists.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)...recourse to punish these attackers. There's people in jail for the same thing or less. ??
napkinz
(17,199 posts)"Get him the hell out of here! Get him out of here!"
And then his supporters pounce.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)we have the video ... can't those who carried out the assault be identified?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)after the Rodney King verdict.
But then, he was a black man who beat up a white man. That's far more serious than a bunch of white men beating up a black man.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Perfect for Il Douche.