Violence and Arrests at Trump Rallies Are Way More Common Than You May Think
If Trump wins the general, would anyone say we were not warned?
WASHINGTON — More than 50 people, mostly protesters, have been charged in connection with GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign rallies since Feb. 29, according to a HuffPost survey of police departments. During the same period, more than 20 separate physical altercations were reported at Trump events.
Videotaped shoves, punches and scuffling at Trump rallies have attracted world attention. But a count of the actual number of violent incidents and arrests is elusive, because they are inconsistently reported, or don’t get reported at all.
Are these two related? I see a resemblance.A Trump supporter made national news last week after he was videotaped sucker-punching a protester at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina. But at that same event, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office there issued three additional citations for interfering with attempts to maintain order and assault on an officer — none of which were widely reported in the media.
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