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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Fans Pre-Game The Fourth Of July By Fighting With D.C. Homeless Man
?cache=i5uzqc8c12&ops=crop_122_104_1501_936,scalefit_720_noupscaleWASHINGTON ― On the eve of the Fourth of July, President Donald Trumps supporters gathered outside the White House and behaved just as he would have liked: They screamed at, cursed out and physically intimidated one of his critics.
Waving U.S. flags and wearing Make America Great Again gear, dozens of people, mostly white men, came together Wednesday for a rally to celebrate the president ahead of his military-themed Independence Day event on the National Mall. And then there was Bruce, a homeless man who regularly hangs out near the White House and loudly condemns the president.
It was an inevitable, ugly clash.
Trump is a dick! shouted Bruce. Trump supporters are the STD!
No, Im a motherfucking American patriot, you piece of shit! responded Terry Pennington of Charlotte, North Carolina. You are a piece of shit!
Take your fucking medication! chimed in a second Trump backer.
Blah blah blah blah! rambled a third Trump supporter in a Blacks make racial slurs & commit hate crimes too!! T-shirt. Youre just a loud-mouthed whore!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-supporters-july-4-washington-dc_n_5d1d09dbe4b01b834730ea4f
Somehow it just sort of dissipated on its own. Maybe all the shouting men got it out of their system. Maybe the black woman who suddenly appeared and inserted herself between Bruce and the angry mob eased the tension. Trumps supporters regrouped about 40 feet away, and Bruce eased up with his shouting, though he didnt leave.
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Trump Fans Pre-Game The Fourth Of July By Fighting With D.C. Homeless Man (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jul 2019
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The area in front of the White House is the universal gathering point for the weirdest people alive.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 2019
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hibbing
(10,098 posts)1. God, that t-shirt
His camo fannypack is pretty macho though.
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,446 posts)2. The area in front of the White House is the universal gathering point for the weirdest people alive.
The area in front of the White House is the universal gathering point for the weirdest people alive.
FreedomTanksHat Retweeted
FreedomTanksHat Retweeted
A fun thing people dont tend to know about DC is that the area in front of the White House is the universal gathering point for the weirdest people alive, and always has been.
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