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Here is a clip from what he said about the beating of the BLM protester:
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The Republican frontrunner compared what happened at his rally to a Black Lives Matter protest at a Bernie Sanders event, which prompted the Democratic candidate to release a detailed racial justice plan. This is not the way Bernie Sanders handled his problem, I will tell you, but I have a lot of fans and they were not happy about it. And this was a very obnoxious guy, a troublemaker, looking to make trouble, Trump said.
Fans? WTF
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,232 posts)That would be my guess.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)He may talk about low-energy opponents, but I have the distinct impression actually leading would be way too much bother for him.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)Marr
(20,317 posts)They almost always say 'supporters'.
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)CincyDem
(6,419 posts)It's his lexicon. Goes with the territory of "media personality". Even if he's been told to use the word "supporters"...it's not in his DNA and his language habit just slips into "fans".
Basic LA
(2,047 posts)Reagan called military uniforms "costumes."
(Not to diminish the ugly mob scene that Trump was inciting.)
Spazito
(50,629 posts)and he's a pathetic reality show participant, imo.