In response to the news that many Trump protesters are apparently Bernie Sanders supporters, Donald Trump unleashed what surely sounds like a threat:
And if there weren’t enough, on NBC’s Meet The Press this morning, he told host Chuck Todd that he is considering paying the legal bills of the 78-year-old man who viciously sucker-punched a peaceful protester:
Meanwhile, at a Trump rally in Kansas City last night, police appear to have mercilessly and needlessly pepper-sprayed a large group of protesters:
Both local and national news reporters at Trump rallies yesterday reported that they too were harassed by Trump supporters. Considering Trump loudly and vehemently insists the media are “liars”, it is no wonder his supporters are turning on them now as well:
Ashley Parker of the New York Times said "The first time I felt unsafe at a Trump event was a week ago in New Orleans."
As a reporter, I always try to anticipate where the story is headed, so I can get there first, or at least right alongside the news. And I quickly began jotting down notes on scenes of violence and near-violence, and gathering voices of angry, frustrated Trump supporters. Sometime soon, I warned my editors, someone is going to be seriously wounded — or worse — at a Trump rally, and we’ll want to have a story ready.
The images broadcast to the world Friday evening from Chicago — of people shouting and swinging at one another, of others lying bloodied in the streets — felt like a nation many of us didn’t recognize, or didn’t want to recognize.
Where will this end?