2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDonald Trump threatens to send supporters to disrupt Bernie Sanders’ events
Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump over the weekend suggested that he would urge his supporters to disrupt campaign events being held by Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
After Trump called off a rally in Chicago and blamed Sanders supporters, the GOP front-runner called for the arrest of people who interrupt his events.
Even thought the Sanders campaign was not involved in shutting down Trumps Chicago rally, the anti-Trump demonstration was largely organized by supporters of Sanders, according to NBC News.
On Sunday, Trump signaled to his legion of followers that it might be time to express their anger by becoming disruptors at Sanders events.
Bernie Sanders is lying when he says his disruptors arent told to go to my events, Trump wrote on Twitter. Be careful Bernie, or my supporters will go to yours!
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/donald-trump-threatens-to-send-supporters-to-disrupt-bernie-sanders-events/
Atman
(31,464 posts)Oh yeah, there are only about thirty people there.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)You should be glad I didn't have coffee in my mouth when I read that punchline...or you'd be getting major side-eye right now.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)And when they do, the rhetoric will be 'they're patriots! glorious, heroic patriots, making America great, again! It's beautiful to see.!
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)gordianot
(15,240 posts)Surely we saw it saw it coming.
Qutzupalotl
(14,317 posts)but I'm not holding my breath.
There's a lot to like about Bernie's policies, but maybe not for Trump's audience.
beedle
(1,235 posts)... I say welcome them with open arms, give them front row seats, let them ask questions.
Just have plenty of party registration forms ready to make it easy for them to switch parties.
dana_b
(11,546 posts)Trump is encouraging people to "disrupt" not "protest". This jack off needs to be reprimanded by his party and told to stop this shit. If he doesn't. the Republican party, by not speaking up, would be responsible for violence if it happens.
Bernies' people: peaceful protests
Trumps' people:
Sucker punched
narnian60
(3,510 posts)Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)
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KoKo
(84,711 posts)even if it is done by another Presidential Candidate. Hopefully, this will be taken seriously by Secret Service.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)They're not really going to be a whole lotta help. They're looking for preventing direct threats to the candidates
At best, they're going to whisk candidates out of immediate danger. In the division of duties, they'll let the conflicts among the crowds be local security problems.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Bernie should invite them up to the stage to speak.
What would they have to say in the name of Trump. Yes, let's give them a platform.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)oh never mind
randr
(12,412 posts)FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)or is that a de facto contradiction?
Stellar
(5,644 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Bring it on racist orangeman!