Trump: My Fans Were Right to Beat Up Protesters

[Stuart G]

Source: Think Progress

After his supporters beat up a Black Lives Matter protester on video, Donald Trump suggested that they may have done the right thing.

The protester, a black man, reportedly started chanting Black Lives Matter at a rally in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday. In a video captured by CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond, rally attendees swarm around the man, kicking and punching him as he curls up on the ground.

Trump was asked to weigh in on his supporters’ actions on Fox & Friends Sunday morning. “Maybe he should have been roughed up,” he said. “It was disgusting what he was doing.”

The Republican frontrunner compared what happened at his rally to a Black Lives Matter protest at a Bernie Sanders event, which prompted the Democratic candidate to release a detailed racial justice plan. “This is not the way Bernie Sanders handled his problem, I will tell you, but I have a lot of fans and they were not happy about it. And this was a very obnoxious guy, a troublemaker, looking to make trouble,” Trump said.

He gave a similarly winking response when his supporters have turned violent in the past. Two men in Boston said they ambushed and brutally beat a homeless Latino man because they were “inspired” by Trump, who later explained his supporters “are very passionate” and “love this country.”


Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/11/22/3724879/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-protester-beating/

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He said this today on Fox & Friends. The idea of beating up someone, for protesting a speech, is abhorrent to the U.S.Constitution.
There are so many other choices to physical violence and here Trump comes very close, if not actually endorsing "physical violence" for protesting peacefully. This kind of thinking is very dangerous as we know..

[Demeter]

1. No, Adolf, they were not right, they were merely Right-Winged. Not the same thing

[olegramps]

18. He will welcome his Kristallnacht at Mexican and Soul Food Resturants.

[dogknob]

40. "Taqueria Kristallnacht" sounds like a title for a Dead Milkmen album. n/t

[matt819]

52. What's frightening

is that if the word went out from the Trump campaign to attack Hispanic-owned or Black-owned or Muslim-owned businesses, his followers would do just that. And instead of being horrified, his poll numbers would rise.

So when we ask how the situation in German could have developed as it did, we are watching that very thing now in the US. And when Carson says that the Jews could have averted the Holocaust had they been armed, we may get a chance to see that as well.

[dixiegrrrrl]

57. You are on target, unfortunately.

Anyone with a more than casual knowledge of history can see there really are parallels to the Right Wing leaders of today.

[Chemisse]

58. I always wondered how a society could go along with the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Now I know.

Because we are watching a facsimile right now.

As Trump and the others ratchet up the hatred and rhetoric, one notch at a time, as frothing crowds cheer them on.

[trillion]

87. Don't ever underestimate the racism and hatred of the right wing

The "take back our country," they've been chanting has always been about killing the blacks, brown, tan, gay and feminists.

I didn't know the feminist were included in Nazi propagand until last week when I was reading about Theodore Lessing and how the nazi propaganda started - against the homeless, immigrants and feminists and Jews. Lessing was the first man Hitler had executed because he was a newpaper reporter who stood up against the propaganda.

[LiberalElite]

72. ^^^^THIS^^^^

[randys1]

77. Crazy time to be watching" Man in the High Castle"

[trillion]

86. Yes. And the other republican candidates are mostly saything the same thing. Half of America is

scary like that - deadly racist and bigoted.

[randys1]

101. Deadly is the key word. They are very angry, I talk to them, they are BITING at the bit

to see violence against all minorities, all Gays and all liberals.

[awoke_in_2003]

98. I've been saying for years

that we have a propaganda machine that would make Goebbels blush. I never thought we would get this far, though

[vlakitti]

96. Yay!

[PosterChild]

50. +100 !!

[forest444]

2. If, God forbid, somebody assaulted Ivanka.

Would you feel the same way, Donald?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

62. This will come back to haunt him

I think if someone hurls insults all over the place the more likely that this will come back to haunt him.

[matt819]

93. Sadly, it won't haunt him

Look at the polls. Look at his rallies. Look at the comments from the trolls on liberal sites. These are not the brightest people that America has to offer. They neither know nor care about history. If you tell them that this kind of talk lead to the Holocaust and the death of 6 million Jews and millions of Poles, homosexuals, etc., they would tell you that they are fine with that, seeing Trump as the man who can finish the job that this Hitler guy started.

[Iliyah]

3. And the GOP base want this guy as their nominee

Eff NOOOOOOOOOOO

[Stuart G]

5. You are correct..F..No..

But, it says so much about the 20 to 25 percent who support this. Or maybe 18 percent. Who knows?..

That is so dangerous in my opinion..

[tularetom]

15. The base might want him but the party is scared shitless he might get the nomination

And they're even more scared that if he is nominated, he has a very good chance of getting elected.

[yallerdawg]

4. Sooner or later...

someone is going to show him the US Constitution. I can't wait to hear his comments on that!

It's amazing that jingoistic xenophobic racist fascist populism still has an appreciative audience in America. Or, at least in the South - where I guess that isn't amazing...

[Iliyah]

11. I don't think many GOPers have read the US Constitution nor taken any civil courses

Although they keep spouting about it half backwards. If it was up to them they would completely change it only to benefit their selfish ugly ways.

[lastlib]

42. They all want that three-fifths thing back.

[The CCC]

12. Sooner or later...

The Compassionate Conservative Republican George W. Bush already told us what he thought of the US Constitution. "It's just a God Damn piece of paper".

[olegramps]

20. He will say its just a god damn piece of paper. Just what any fascist would say.

[90-percent]

100. god damn piece of paper quote

Certainly sounds like something GWB would say. However, in this case, it appears to be erroneous to attribute the full quote to GWB.

Which is a project of mine - clarifying bogus or shaky internet meme's. The other one i got is; "So many books, so little time." - Frank Zappa. FZ didn't like to read much - he got his news from CNN. I have never seen this quote in print except for meme's, so my ruling is he did not say this. He did adore libraries and his bust is at the Baltimore Public Library. FZ used libraries to educate himself about music and was a big free speech advocate.

http://www.factcheck.org/2007/12/bush-the-constitution-a-goddamned-piece-of-paper/

-90% Jimmy

[lunasun]

45. Dream on if you think it is just in the southern states

[The Green Manalishi]

71. I think that it has always been here, just beneath a surface of fakery in a great many areas.

Even the KKK knows that *overt* racism can be bad for business. OTOH more subtle racism can play well with the target audience whilst maintaining plausible deniability (as far as the perceptions of the masses)

Trump is not dumb. And he recieved a decent education. This shit worked quite well from Rome in the fifth through first decades before the Common Era, it worked in the Weimar republic, and it's worked a hundred times in-between. Lots of violent supporters who will beat the crap out of anyone interfering with your political machine.

He MUST know that this is the way a republic falls into a monarchy. And he's probably quite cool with that. When I look at pictures of a younger Trump I see EXACTLY what I imagine Nero must have looked like.

I see a future Plutarch painting him as a modern day Crassus, and probably involving disastrous military adventure for the sake of political glory to legitimize himself, with our luck. He is the most interesting person the Republicans have come up with in a long time; his wealth lets him just laugh at *their* party leadership (lucky bastard). I think he started running as a lark- I mean what's a few hundred million to feed your ego- and then suddenly to his initial surprise found himself the frontrunner. Sounds like a fucking musical comedy if it wasn't real!

"The only thing new is the history you don't already know" as Harry S Truman said.

[IronLionZion]

97. He's wiped his ass with the constitution many times

His jackbooted thugs can't hardly wait to start pogroms. He has a lot of support from hate groups

[EndElectoral]

6. You'd think this was The Onion, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction

[The Blue Flower]

7. Newest Trump gear: Make America Great Shirts in a full range of browns

Let no one deny it. This is how it began in '39 in Germany.

[Kber]

8. When to they start wearing matching brown shirts?

[jtuck004]

13. On sale in the lobby. Made in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. n/t

[yuiyoshida]

9. It appears the Jack booted thugs have

appeared right on time to support Heir Trump.

WTF country does Donald Trump think he is living in???

[Demeter]

19. Herr, not heir

[yuiyoshida]

23. Thank you..

I don't know German.. Japanese Hai! German, nein. (Did I spell that right?)

[Demeter]

28. Ja Wohl!

[yuiyoshida]

59. doumo arigatou gozaimasu

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

[Demeter]

61. (I had Japanese exchange students)

You are very welcome.

[malthaussen]

25. No. "hair." not "herr" n/t

[Demeter]

29. That works, too!

[Buzz Clik]

10. Oh, my. Free speech, Donald. It's protected by the Constitution.

One doesn't have to guess what Donald would have approved if the man resisted being arrested.

[tblue37]

84. But quite apart from that, violent assault is freaking illegal!

You don't need a constitutional argument to condemn it--it is against the law to physically assault someone like that.

[Matariki]

14. Yup, Godwin's Law doesn't apply with this assclown.

unbelievable that we've come to this.

[Frank Cannon]

48. Godwin's bullshit "law" was always a copout.

But, then, Godwin hadn't lived through our current "interesting times".

[Scuba]

16. "... this was a very obnoxious guy, a troublemaker."

Sounds like tRump was looking in the mirror.


I'm sure his Fox & Friends friends explained how the guy deserved it.

[AngryOldDem]

17. Is this 2015 or 1933?

Some days I have a really hard time telling the difference.

[PatrickforO]

21. We must all fight against this nascent Nazism with everything we have.

America must NOT go down this path.

[BlueJazz]

22. I, for one, welcome our senseless beating overloads

[malthaussen]

24. I understand he is going to introduce a lovely line of brown shirts for them.

Needless to say, they will be the greatest brown shirts ever manufactured. He's a billionaire, after all.
Also needless to say, they'll be manufactured in Asia.

-- Mal

[PosterChild]

53. I'll bet the logo looks like . ..

.... some sort of like some ancient mystic symbol.

[dhill926]

26. fucking fascist.....

hope his eventual flameout is one for the ages....

[muriel_volestrangler]

54. This really has got to fascism now

When a politician can say it's OK for his opponents to be beaten up, that is a key feature of fascism. Rule of the mob under the direction of the tyrant.

[paleotn]

27. These slim have always existed is this country ...

but it's still a shock when they occasionally raise their ugly, hideous heads. The best thing we can do is continue to shine a light on these bastards so the voters know exactly what Trump and his jackbooted thugs are about.

And the protester should have one hell of an assault case.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Thuggery and vigilante violence. nt

[Jack Rabbit]

31. The Donald Trump for Preident Campaign Theme Song

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[malthaussen]

32. Precisely my thought.

Although I think I would have been reluctant to post the actual song.

Those subtitles are fascinating.

-- Mal

[annabanana]

35. Especially the lyrics complaining about their "bondage"

It seems they had the same belief of their own victim-hood that some" downtrodden" endtime Christians do.

[IkeRepublican]

33. Righties are always screaming about freedom of speech & regulations

Of course, only when it's in the favor of big business and their zombie followers.

[riversedge]

34. photo of trump and fans from link

[riversedge]

36. Trump supporters hit, kick black protester at Alabama rally

deray mckesson ?@deray 17h17 hours ago

Trump supporters hit, kick black protester at Alabama rally http://fusion.net/story/236868/trump-black-protester-kicked-punched-alabama/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fusionnetwork …


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[IDemo]

37. He's been on a roll this week

- Register Muslims in a database
- Supporters were right to beat up a dissenter
- Would bring back waterboarding
- Witnessed thousands in NJ cheering when the towers fell

And the RW crowd roars.

[hedgehog]

60. What's up with accusing people in New Jersey of cheering?

What's he got against New Jersey?

[KingCharlemagne]

83. This may be a variation on one 'Truther' strand that some

Israeli 'art students' were standing on the banks of the Hudson and cheering as the towers burned and collapsed. (The insinuation was that Israel's Mossad was running the 9-11 show as a false flag, in order to suck the U.S. into the Middle East,) I have never encountered the Patterson 1000s claim before.

[A Little Weird]

38. The fact that this guys is the frontrunner of a major party is terrifying. n/t

[Mojorabbit]

82. yes, it is nt

[uppityperson]

39. "Rough up" thise whose speech upsets you, register those whose religion scares you?

It is amazing, the bigotry, prejudice, nastiness, not to mention going against the constitution.

[AllyCat]

41. Loves his power over people, doesn't he?

[WIProgressive88]

43. This man and his "fans" are evil.

[vanlassie]

94. Right. What candidate calls his supporters "fans?"

[Ferd Berfel]

44. The Brown Shirts are with us again..........

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Problem is that the Wing-nuts I know personally will love this. I don't personally know a republican that is not rascist right down to there socks. It has certainly solidified his base.

[Solly Mack]

46. "Fans"

If that doesn't say it all.

[shanti]

69. you got that right!

"fans" stuck out like a sore thumb to me too. i thought politicians had "supporters" not "fans". celebrities have fans, that's all he is, just like arnold. he disgusts me.

[xocet]

47. "Who let all of this riff-raff into the room!?...If I had my way, I'd have all of you shot!"

Trump is not that far off from this it seems.

[denem]

78. Exactly what came into my mind too.

And that ones a coon. 'Get him the hell out of here'

Seamless fit

[jtuck004]

49. “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you,

“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”
― Malcolm X

I very much agree with this point of view.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

51. This is literally going to be in textbooks as to how the Republican Party died in America.

[matt819]

55. It might be interesting

if perhaps a Jewish person would heckle in support of Black Lives Matter and see what happens.

Or if a true Christian, along the lines of those who marched, and died, in the 1960s in support of civil rights would do this. Would that be okay?

[PatrynXX]

56. so lets get his opinion on what the open carry gun idiots are doing

in front of a Mosque in texas?? in his mind trouble makers need to be dealt with. lets hope he's wrong..

[Rosa Luxemburg]

63. The RNC must be in hiding

I don't see the RNC criticizing Trump much

[TexasBushwhacker]

64. He does understand that assault is a crime, right?

In fact, since the victim was black, it might even be classified as a hate crime.

[freshwest]

65. The FOX tree will never stop promoting hate. n/t

[Octafish]

66. Who could be friends with that uh fascist?

Seriesly1!1!1 Besides banksters and warmongers?

[BumRushDaShow]

67. Take note DUers who claim BLM doesn't protest at GOP loon events. nt

[lovemydog]

99. +1

[world wide wally]

68. The fact that Trump uses the term "fans" shows that he is delusional.

He is pretending that he is a movie star or a rock star or a superstar athlete who has "fans" when in fact, he is a politician who has supporters or followers. Not fans.

[romanic]

70. Trump = Asshole and his "fans" = turds

That's all I got to say.

[3catwoman3]

79. That sums it up...

...perfectly.

This is completely horrifying.

[w0nderer]

73. Look i understand Godwins law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

but in some cases
waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck...


supports waterboarding
supports beating up dissidents by supporters
supports tracking different religions
supports harassing immigrants
(on a side note, has a bad combover) (so did the original of Godwins law)
hmmmmm

[we can do it]

74. Fans?

[hollowdweller]

75. Trump supports beating up whiney black protestor

This guy is a genius.

He's got the nomination after this. This will play incredibly well with the peckerwood base.

Sort of a Sister Souljah moment on steroids.

I mean the grassroots GOP is pretty much the confederacy and stuff like this they will LOVE.'

I refuse to believe the country club segment can derail him.

[randys1]

76. Black person roughed up? Sounds familiar.

[Sparky 1]

80. The more despicable he becomes, the higher he rises in the polls. WTF?

[Skittles]

81. he is a racist bully

that's what his fans find appealing

[trillion]

85. His fans would shoot blacks for being blacks if they got a chance. And Mexicans, and gays, and

Dems. I wonder if there's a racist in the country who isn't voting for Trump. I doubt it.

[trillion]

88. Can I put this in my signature or would it be banned for being offensive?

[lonestarnot]

89. Well said Hit.

[Le Taz Hot]

90. His followers lapped it up.

He's doing/saying things that the less-than-class-valedictorian who make up his minions want to hear. Appealing to the lowest common denominator has always been the easy way to gain power. The more vile, the better.

[George II]

91. Why hasn't Trump been arrested for inciting violence against an individual, then gloating about it?

[Hepburn]

92. Yep, tRump is a RW racist POS

What troubles me even more, is the support he is getting. Man, does that speak poorly of the U.S.

[lark]

95. Knew he was a "hater", didn't know he was a fascist until last week.

What do you think he'd have said if it was a Muslim they had beat up? He'd probably have gone down there and landed a punch himself. How could any American even think of "registering" someone based on their religion? How Hitler-like he is becoming and it's scary how many Americans applaud this. Just like many Germans totally supported Hitler. He didn't start out with the concentration camps, first it was the registration, then the stars, then the pogroms, then the concentrated killings at camps.

How awful are the Repugs and msm that I haven't heard one of them prominently stating how awful the entire concept is, not one who commented on how close this is to fascism and what a dangerous un-American step it would be.

[no_hypocrisy]

102. Brownshirts don't like the First Amendment. It's that easy.

[LS_Editor]

103. Trump Invites Black Lives Matter Activists to "Dogs & Fire Hoses Rally"

How close is this to reality?

Trump Invites Black Lives Matter Activists to "Dogs & Fire Hoses Rally"

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (The Nil Admirari) - Earlier today, Republican presidential candidate and extremely bored billionaire Donald Trump invited Black Lives Matter activists to his "Dogs & Fire Hoses Rally" in Phoenix later this week in order to open a dialogue. Trump supporters are being encouraged to bring breeds of dogs usually used by law enforcement agencies from home - if they have them - to facilitate the exchange of ideas during the rally, but Black Lives Matter activists in Phoenix have told TNA they were told to only bring themselves.

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Trump added, "The Black Lives Matter people are not allowed to bring dogs. That will just be too confusing having all of those dogs around. How would we be able to exchange ideas with each other in a respectful and brutally straightforward way with all of those dogs?"

[hibbing]

104. Knock, knock at your front door

It's the suede-denim secret police


Peace