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applegrove

(118,462 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:04 PM Mar 2016

Donald Trump Warns There Could Be Riots If He Isn't GOP Nominee

Donald Trump Warns There Could Be Riots If He Isn't GOP Nominee

by Jessica Schulberg at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-riots-nomination_us_56e956fae4b0b25c9183e915?cps=gravity_2425_4032657703261125066

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Party operatives hoping to stop Trump have looked to the possibility of a brokered convention, which could block his path to becoming the nominee should he only win a plurality of delegates.

Trump said such a scenario would outrage his supporters, who have shown increasing willingness to use violence against their political detractors.

"If you disenfranchise those people, and you say, 'Well, I’m sorry, but you’re 100 votes short, even though the next one is 500 votes short,' I think you would have problems like you’ve never seen before. I think bad things would happen," Trump continued. "I wouldn’t lead it, but I think bad things would happen."

Over the past several weeks, journalists covering Trump's campaign and people protesting at his rallies have been manhandled, punched, threatened and physically removed from events. The candidate said he would consider paying the legal fees for a supporter who was charged with assault for punching an anti-Trump protester in the face.



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Donald Trump Warns There Could Be Riots If He Isn't GOP Nominee (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2016 OP
The commotion at the Democratic convention in 1968 The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #1
That assumes Trump has any loyalty to the Republican Party TDale313 Mar 2016 #3
Herr Hair's loyalty is to himself. KentuckyWoman Mar 2016 #9
Donald making violent threats and inciting riots... Human101948 Mar 2016 #2
Now I see it !!! Hillary will ask him to be her Veep !!! it makes sense. orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #4
Oh my. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #5
Donald Trump is a gawd damn idiot and so are his supporters leftofcool Mar 2016 #6
and if he gets the nomination, he'll warn of Civil War if he loses the general election! napkinz Mar 2016 #7
So He won't take any yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #8
Just imagine the tantrum. C_U_L8R Mar 2016 #10
He wouldn't lead it, LOL. . B Calm Mar 2016 #11
If he threatens American citizens, imagine what he would to to other countries. lindysalsagal Mar 2016 #12

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,577 posts)
1. The commotion at the Democratic convention in 1968
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:06 PM
Mar 2016

didn't do the Democrats any good. He should be careful what he wishes for.

yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)
8. So He won't take any
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:24 PM
Mar 2016

Responsibility if things just happen to get out of hand. He will shrug his shoulders and say, "See? I should have won, and this wouldn't have happened..." why does this sound like a script out of the Sopranos... ???

lindysalsagal

(20,570 posts)
12. If he threatens American citizens, imagine what he would to to other countries.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:31 PM
Mar 2016

This fool is worse than any King in history. It's like the dark ages.

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