This infuriates me. Here, on the LA Times site, is footage of Donald Trump supporters being beaten up in San Jose outside the rally. In America. Peaceful supporters of a presidential candidate cannot go to hear him speak without mobs attacking them.
Here are a few tweets from a CNN reporter on the scene to give you a sense of what’s happening there:
Protesters cornering Trump supporters as they leave. This woman taunted them. They cornered her & threw eggs at her pic.twitter.com/MiDGDBkKIo
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) June 3, 2016
Protesters also cornered a couple who were NOT antagonizing them. They closed in on the couple, threw water at them and spit in their faces.
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) June 3, 2016
Protesters are spilling into the street and blocking traffic. One is burning an American flag. Others chanting "whose streets?!"
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) June 3, 2016
Trump supporter gets sucker punched. He later identified the man he believes punched him & police arrested the man https://t.co/NiL7GiwJ9R
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) June 3, 2016
Look at this, from Buzzfeed’s correspondent on the scene:
Cops standing by as a trump supporter is chased by protesters pic.twitter.com/dAcImJBwok
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) June 3, 2016
Mob burns American flag:
Protests have moved out onto San Carlos st pic.twitter.com/0JmUTmZP9c
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) June 3, 2016
Cops not protecting an American citizen being chased by a mob for attending a rally for a presidential candidate:
More police standing by as a trump supporter is chased pic.twitter.com/d7nQca1kWH
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) June 3, 2016
Protesters are throwing rocks at the cops, even as their numbers dwindle
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) June 3, 2016
Yeah, that’s just what we need: to let people who throw rocks at cops to rule the streets.
Whose country is this, anyway?
That deranged Latino mob in San Jose just convinced a hell of a lot of people to buy tickets to the Trump train.