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BumRushDaShow

(132,154 posts)
Sun May 26, 2024, 06:10 AM May 26

MAGA Rages at RFK Jr. Stunt Ahead of Donald Trump's Speech

Source: Newsweek

Published May 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM EDT | Updated May 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM EDT


Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his supporters have reportedly handed out rubber chickens to attendees of the Libertarian Party convention ahead of former President Donald Trump's speech Saturday night in Washington, D.C.

The squawking rubber chickens have "Debate Bobby" written on them and are presumably intended to heckle and mock the presumptive Republican nominee as he looks to court right-leaning libertarian voters.

The stunt faced backlash on social media from Trump supporters.

"I am told @RobertKennedyJr is handing out rubber chickens to use as noise makers during President Trump's speech at the Libertarian National Convention tonight. Kennedy supporters plan on booing Trump and disrupting his speech," far-right activist Laura Loomer posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/maga-rages-rfk-fake-chicken-stunt-donald-trump-libertarian-speech-1904773






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Throughout the Libertarian National Convention right now: many attendees have rubber chickens handed out by the Kennedy campaign for the purpose of squeezing during the President Trump speech later this afternoon.

Unclear whether Secret Service / security will forbid them.
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MAGA Rages at RFK Jr. Stunt Ahead of Donald Trump's Speech (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 26 OP
What is the basis for SS confiscating them? brer cat May 26 #1
Well, they did, anyway. muriel_volestrangler May 26 #2
So protecting Trump's ego is part of their job? C_U_L8R May 26 #4
TFG is the noisiest chicken of them all! nt Shermann May 26 #7
Bet they would have let joe Biden suffer it ilovegamers43 May 26 #16
Choking hazard! Floyd R. Turbo May 26 #6
Oh, I dunno Emrys May 26 #10
You might smear his bronzer nt ArkansasDemocrat1 May 26 #12
I saw these toys in a candy store a few weeks ago. tavernier May 26 #3
"Chicken about chickens. What a low point the Secret Service has sunk to." J_William_Ryan May 26 #5
Choking the chicken 🐔 by the Historic NY May 26 #8
Time to start rotating the detail every two weeks Aviation Pro May 26 #9
This man knows all about rubber chickens ArkansasDemocrat1 May 26 #11
Probably a throwing hazard. truthisfreedom May 26 #13
I have a pack of rubber chicken keychains Marthe48 May 26 #14
Did someone say 'rubber chicken?' Dem2theMax May 26 #15
I did not see your post here MuseRider May 27 #20
I would feel so sorry for them. Dem2theMax May 27 #21
If you are kind and thoughtful MuseRider May 28 #23
Now that was cool. Rubber chickens for the big CS. republianmushroom May 26 #17
It's funny that magas get all pissy when someone is a Trump hater ... as if they don't think there should be any ... LOL ificandream May 26 #18
Those things are really loud! MuseRider May 27 #19
One more thing you can't bring to a Trump rally LetMyPeopleVote May 28 #22
Toasters? EarthFirst May 28 #24

muriel_volestrangler

(101,630 posts)
2. Well, they did, anyway.
Sun May 26, 2024, 06:39 AM
May 26
Also ahead of the speech, Secret Service agents confiscated rubber chickens that the super PAC aligned with Kennedy’s presidential campaign had passed out to attendees.

“No lighters, no water bottles, no noisy chickens,” one agent yelled to attendees waiting to go through the security checkpoint.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-loudly-booed-libertarian-convention-033201870.html

Chicken about chickens. What a low point the Secret Service has sunk to.

C_U_L8R

(45,105 posts)
4. So protecting Trump's ego is part of their job?
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:12 AM
May 26

Not to mention acting as campaign operatives.
Why are we paying for this farce?

Emrys

(7,372 posts)
10. Oh, I dunno
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:48 AM
May 26

I reckon I could do some serious damage to Trump with a rubber chicken before the secret service dragged me off.

There'd be a lot of squeaking.

tavernier

(12,530 posts)
3. I saw these toys in a candy store a few weeks ago.
Sun May 26, 2024, 07:05 AM
May 26

I was going to get one for my two year old granddaughter but when I squeezed it, it was really loud and sounded like a cat yowling, so I decided that her parents wouldn’t be amused. But I bet they definitely would be perfect to squawk at the biggest chicken of all time.

J_William_Ryan

(1,803 posts)
5. "Chicken about chickens. What a low point the Secret Service has sunk to."
Sun May 26, 2024, 08:24 AM
May 26

True.

And an even lower point for the American right.

Marthe48

(17,572 posts)
14. I have a pack of rubber chicken keychains
Sun May 26, 2024, 11:39 AM
May 26

I had no idea what to do with them, but maybe they'll come in handy after this debacle. lolol

(what you get in box lots at sales!)

MuseRider

(34,228 posts)
20. I did not see your post here
Mon May 27, 2024, 08:54 PM
May 27

but my horses HATED them. Freaked them right out. They were looking around for it for days after I took it away.

Dem2theMax

(9,740 posts)
21. I would feel so sorry for them.
Mon May 27, 2024, 09:07 PM
May 27

I love animals, and I would never do anything to scare them or hurt them.

I saw that horse video a few years ago, and it stuck with me. I was always amazed that the horse actually enjoyed the squeaky toy.

MuseRider

(34,228 posts)
23. If you are kind and thoughtful
Tue May 28, 2024, 12:28 PM
May 28

around animals, as we all should be, then there should never be anything used to scare them for our jollies or really for any reason. I saw a video similar and got one thinking they needed something new and interesting. I should have known after spending the money for a Jolly Ball that kept them out of the dry lot for days, scared the crap out of them. They trust me but it took a little while after those 2 episodes. Now we just are, we just be and all is well.

ificandream

(9,594 posts)
18. It's funny that magas get all pissy when someone is a Trump hater ... as if they don't think there should be any ... LOL
Sun May 26, 2024, 02:13 PM
May 26

It's actually a very easy decision.

MuseRider

(34,228 posts)
19. Those things are really loud!
Mon May 27, 2024, 08:49 PM
May 27

They look like the chickens I got for one of my big dogs who loves loud squeeky toys and it terrified him so I took it to my horses who were also supposed to like them. They ran faster than any old horses I have ever seen.

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