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https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/shame-on-you-trump-supporters-clash-with-republican-leadersIn a jarring illustration of the chaos now engulfing the Republican Party, supporters of Donald Trump clashed bitterly with GOP leaders at a rally here Saturday booing elected officials, heckling Paul Ryan, and angrily demanding greater establishment support for their beleaguered presidential nominee.
The confrontations took place at Fall Fest, an annual party fundraising event held in Ryans Wisconsin congressional district. Trump had been scheduled to appear at the event in a show of GOP unity, but Ryan abruptly disinvited him Friday night after the Washington Post published a leaked 11-year-old video of the businessman lewdly bragging about groping women. Over the next 24 hours, a parade of high-profile Republicans condemned Trump, and several retracted their endorsements altogether, calling on the candidate to drop out of the race....
Why dont you listen to what I have to say instead of interrupting me? Sensenbrenner snapped. Soon, the 73-year-old congressman was in a shouting match with the Trump supporters in the crowd. Listen to me, please, he kept repeating, before ordering the audience to clean up your act....
Look, let me just start out by saying: Theres a bit of an elephant in the room, Ryan told the crowd. And its a troubling situation but that is not what we are here to talk about today. You know what we do here at Fall Fest? We talk about our ideas, we talk about our solutions, we talk about our conservative principles.
The confrontations took place at Fall Fest, an annual party fundraising event held in Ryans Wisconsin congressional district. Trump had been scheduled to appear at the event in a show of GOP unity, but Ryan abruptly disinvited him Friday night after the Washington Post published a leaked 11-year-old video of the businessman lewdly bragging about groping women. Over the next 24 hours, a parade of high-profile Republicans condemned Trump, and several retracted their endorsements altogether, calling on the candidate to drop out of the race....
Why dont you listen to what I have to say instead of interrupting me? Sensenbrenner snapped. Soon, the 73-year-old congressman was in a shouting match with the Trump supporters in the crowd. Listen to me, please, he kept repeating, before ordering the audience to clean up your act....
Look, let me just start out by saying: Theres a bit of an elephant in the room, Ryan told the crowd. And its a troubling situation but that is not what we are here to talk about today. You know what we do here at Fall Fest? We talk about our ideas, we talk about our solutions, we talk about our conservative principles.
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“Shame On You!”: Trump Supporters Clash With Republican Leaders (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2016
OP
Sorry Ryan, but your "conservative principles" don't mean squat after supporting Trump.
bluesbassman
Oct 2016
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LisaL
(44,973 posts)1. Perfect.
Laf.La.Dem.
(2,943 posts)2. When will the brown shirts come out?
They are already here - supporting Trump
underpants
(182,772 posts)3. Look out
kentuck
(111,079 posts)5. What a mess...
that is gonna make!
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)4. Delicious.
Couldn't happen to a better party. They built this monster and deserve everything they get.
bluesbassman
(19,370 posts)6. Sorry Ryan, but your "conservative principles" don't mean squat after supporting Trump.
You all knew who he was and yet you all at one point or another either groveled at his feet or sang his praises. Disavowing him now only after video emerged that is incontrovertible highlights the lack of any principles in your party.
BlueWarrior
(94 posts)7. You created the monster. You enabled the monster
Then you blame others when your own creation runs amok