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(6,839 posts) Sat Jan 23, 2016, 04:24 PM Jan 2016

Trump says he could ‘shoot somebody’ and still maintain support [View all]

Source: MSNBC

Donald Trump said Saturday that his supporters are so loyal that he would not lose backers even if he were to shoot someone in the middle of downtown Manhattan.

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” Trump said at a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, as the audience laughed. “It’s, like, incredible.”

Trump has previously boasted about the devotion of his fans, but the new comment is the most extreme example of such a remark.

A recent NBC News/Survey Monkey poll suggested that Trump supporters, once decided, are likely to stay with him. About half of respondents backing the real estate mogul said they were “absolutely certain” that they will vote for Trump.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-and-still-maintain-support

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Trump says he could ‘shoot somebody’ and still maintain support [View all] Mrs. Overall Jan 2016 OP

Support him? They'd yell HELL YEAH!!! underpants Jan 2016 #1

Especially if Trump shot a black or brown person. They'd donate all the money they could to him to. trillion Jan 2016 #65

pure evil Jenny_92808 Jan 2016 #73

Fear. They are afraid of their future. nt dinkytron Jan 2016 #74

No doubt... Mike Nelson Jan 2016 #2

What a total ass. Although I've said similar about him 7962 Jan 2016 #3

Sure, that whole Vince Foster thing sure was fishy, eh? Major Nikon Jan 2016 #6

Hillary has a different kind of support. If her wealthy patrons thought they couldn't cover yurbud Jan 2016 #7

You're probably right about that. nt 7962 Jan 2016 #21

Are you really equating Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump? red dog 1 Jan 2016 #11

No, just the ability to slide with anything. 7962 Jan 2016 #18

I absolutely agree with you! And as Thom Hartmann says, "If Hillary is the candidate, we sure want Akamai Jan 2016 #57

Okay, ABR - anybody but Republican. Who appoints supreme court judges does matter. trillion Jan 2016 #66

It's amazing that some of you could turn even this into an anti-Hillary thread world wide wally Jan 2016 #70

Did anyone else have to check the source to make sure it wasn't The Onion? Major Nikon Jan 2016 #4

My sister sent me this leftynyc Jan 2016 #30

It wasn't The Onion red dog 1 Jan 2016 #35

Survey Monkey is a data gathering service. Unfortunate name. Legitimate business. LuckyLib Jan 2016 #49

he'd gain a lot of supporters w0nderer Jan 2016 #5

Haaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! 7962 Jan 2016 #20

Good one! red dog 1 Jan 2016 #37

Yeah, he's right. santafe52 Jan 2016 #8

"I could commit murder and my idiot followers will be at my beck and call." sakabatou Jan 2016 #9

Among the evil scum who support him? Sure. (nt) paleotn Jan 2016 #10

This is disgustingly sick beyond words. narnian60 Jan 2016 #12

Hitlaresque megalomania. Kip Humphrey Jan 2016 #13

+ 1 red dog 1 Jan 2016 #38

amazing how many '30s pro nazi legacees float to the top of the republicon party: Koch, Bush, Trump. Kip Humphrey Jan 2016 #40

I bet he'd pick up a few more votes eom LiberalElite Jan 2016 #14

it would depend on who he shot. if it was a white guy, it would neither help nor hurt yurbud Jan 2016 #25

Yeah - with extra credit for LiberalElite Jan 2016 #28

Try it! n/t Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2016 #15

Waiting for him to tell us he's "bigger than Jesus." nt TeamPooka Jan 2016 #16

I'm sure he would only shoot some Helen Borg Jan 2016 #17

Winning tomorrow's Pic of the Moment today. Kip Humphrey Jan 2016 #19

This says nothing about him, but a lot about his supporters. Basically he is claiming they are Augiedog Jan 2016 #22

Maybe next time he'll be more specific--his followers are that stupid and hate-filled: Mrs. Overall Jan 2016 #23

Powerful post. n/t YvonneCa Jan 2016 #42

Sounds like he is perplexed by his supporters. Live and Learn Jan 2016 #24

Agreed, L&L chapdrum Jan 2016 #31

You betcha and also too! tom_kelly Jan 2016 #26

How low will he go? Disgusting. n/t Paper Roses Jan 2016 #27

Hell yes, he's right chapdrum Jan 2016 #29

I'm all for it !!! Plucketeer Jan 2016 #32

Giant race to the bottom. Mendocino Jan 2016 #33

He is clearly unhinged' Kath1 Jan 2016 #34

He HAS TRIED EVERYTHING he can (so far) to get people onecent Jan 2016 #36

Wow...first in my lifetime... SoapBox Jan 2016 #39

I’m inclined to agree. I wonder if he realizes it says a lot more about his "supporters" than him. briv1016 Jan 2016 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jan 2016 #43

Playing with fire. cilla4progress Jan 2016 #44

Who would know agent46 Jan 2016 #68

would that still apply if he shot himself? elmac Jan 2016 #45

Der Trumpenfurer. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #46

He might be right. Chef Eric Jan 2016 #47

To be fair, Dick Cheney did it first. nt TeamPooka Jan 2016 #48

And we thought W was a nutcase/goofball. LuckyLib Jan 2016 #50

He's going round the bend houston16revival Jan 2016 #51

I have a better place for him to try it! atreides1 Jan 2016 #52

... because he brings out the worst in people, so they would still support him. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #53

Yep! They could and would. pontiac1933 Jan 2016 #54

Heh, Ben Carson? Are you gonna take that shit? Knife him! n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #55

If anyone needed more proof that Trump is a joke candidate, Qutzupalotl Jan 2016 #56

Reagan was a joke candidate too houston16revival Jan 2016 #58

"as the audience laughed" left-of-center2012 Jan 2016 #59

Supporters, maybe. Tab Jan 2016 #60

As long as it wasn't a fetus. n/t Spirochete Jan 2016 #61

It's true and my humbled_opinion Jan 2016 #62

The only way he would lose support is if he came out in favor of immigrants. nt SunSeeker Jan 2016 #63

He's wrong. If he told his racist he's against deportations they'd drop him. trillion Jan 2016 #64

K&R...Thanks for posting Mrs. Overall red dog 1 Jan 2016 #67

Then he could run from prison! truthisfreedom Jan 2016 #69

Yes, I guess his supporters are that crazy, etc nt Ilsa Jan 2016 #71

Trump is at it again ats11 Jan 2016 #72