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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:40 PM Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders Fights Allegations That His Supporters Disrupted Donald Trump’s Rally

Bernie Sanders is fighting back against allegations that his supporters were responsible for a violent disruption at Donald Trump’s rally in Chicago on Friday, saying instead that Trump’s violent rhetoric is to blame.

On Friday loud crowds interrupted Trump’s political rally, some of them violently clashing with police and ultimately forcing Trump to cancel the event before he could even arrive. A number of the demonstrators were vocally supporting Bernie Sanders, leading Trump to accuse the Vermont Senator of helping to incite the crowds.

“Some represented Bernie, our communist friend,” Trump said at a rally in Dayton on Saturday (via CNN).

Later, at a rally in Cleveland, Trump more directly blamed Bernie Sanders.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2883215/bernie-sanders-fights-allegations-that-his-supporters-disrupted-donald-trumps-rally-blames-trumps-violent-rhetoric-instead/
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Bernie Sanders Fights Allegations That His Supporters Disrupted Donald Trump’s Rally (Original Post) SecularMotion Mar 2016 OP
Crappy headline Fawke Em Mar 2016 #1
Plus Bernie didn't back down from the allegations Kalidurga Mar 2016 #2
That is hard to do when they are taking credit for it. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #3
Yep. n/t Lucinda Mar 2016 #5
Who are you going to believe, Trump the racist or video of the incident? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
1. Crappy headline
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:42 PM
Mar 2016

His supporters DID disrupt tRump's rally, but they weren't the violent ones. Those were tRump's supporters.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
2. Plus Bernie didn't back down from the allegations
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:44 PM
Mar 2016

He said the disrupters did a good thing. That you stand up to bullies.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
4. Who are you going to believe, Trump the racist or video of the incident?
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 11:48 PM
Mar 2016

There were plenty of other protesters there who weren't Bernie supporters. And what about all of the others who were beaten at his previous events, was that Bernie's fault too?

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