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uhnope

(6,419 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:46 PM Feb 2016

Trump To Crowd: 'Knock The Crap Out Of' Tomato Throwers, I'll Cover Legal Fees [View all]

Source: tpm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the crowd gathered at his campaign rally on Monday to "knock the crap" out of anybody who threw a tomato at him.

Trump said the event's security staff told him there was a risk people would throw the juicy fruit. "So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them," Trump said at his rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

"I will pay for the legal fees. I promise," he added. "They won’t be so much because the courts agree with us too."

A protestor was arrested last week for throwing tomatoes at Trump at a different Iowa event.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-tomato-throwers-beware

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Trump To Crowd: 'Knock The Crap Out Of' Tomato Throwers, I'll Cover Legal Fees [View all] uhnope Feb 2016 OP

I promise," - - - "Read my lips! keithbvadu2 Feb 2016 #1

Thwey better stay safe, then, and switch to throwing apples. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #2

Someone should send the Donald a Bag of Dicks jpak Feb 2016 #3

LOL, maybe he'll throw a hissy fit like Ritzheimer (sp?) did in Oregon. catbyte Feb 2016 #10

Oooh... 2naSalit Feb 2016 #26

oooooooo, Buying Thuggery, how.... Presidential! Not. n/t TygrBright Feb 2016 #4

jerk rtracey Feb 2016 #5

Incitement to violence KamaAina Feb 2016 #6

Not only that, but it's an incredible civil liability on Trumps part. Xithras Feb 2016 #37

Nice. Is he selling Trump 2016 brown shirts for his campaign? tanyev Feb 2016 #7

The threat is probably accomplishing its purpose... thesquanderer Feb 2016 #8

Fascist POS. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #9

how presidential, Don, do you use this language in your board room? wordpix Feb 2016 #11

Sturmabteilung GreydeeThos Feb 2016 #12

Can you imagine this guy with our military at his disposal? Darb Feb 2016 #13

Get it in writing! Pantagruelsmember Feb 2016 #14

That's the most likely sceneario... Human101948 Feb 2016 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #16

No, he's not nuts... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #17

He's not nuts. He's totally sane and knows that his followers are low IQ idiots LynneSin Feb 2016 #20

Honestly, he also has a very low IQ. It's the thing thats the most noticble about him. trillion Feb 2016 #25

I would disagree LynneSin Feb 2016 #30

I have not witnessed any depth with him. Sorry. I think he's in the news for saying outrageously trillion Feb 2016 #32

You are also not his target audience LynneSin Feb 2016 #34

Okay, I agree with your post. trillion Feb 2016 #35

Trump is a professional wrestling performer under contract to the WWE. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #22

K & R for visibility of this and to see how many people will w0nderer Feb 2016 #18

Trump jonesing for a Beer Hall Putsch Ishoutandscream2 Feb 2016 #19

Can we donate toward the fees for the tomato thrower? I would japple Feb 2016 #21

Sure. ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2016 #23

So he's trying to get his supporters to turn into gangs that beat people up. trillion Feb 2016 #24

the second coming of Hitler olddad56 Feb 2016 #27

(switching to rotten eggs) Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #28

I would think that statement is itself illegal. Incitement to violence? nt Bonobo Feb 2016 #29

Enlisting brownshirts from his audience. Now I have seen everything. corkhead Feb 2016 #31

Republican freikorps have come to Amerika tabasco Feb 2016 #33

Did somebody named Trump order a cream pie? yellowcanine Feb 2016 #36