VA GOP Candidate Responds To Crowd Chanting 'Lock Her Up': 'Might Just Happen' [View all]
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Nicole Lafond | June 13, 2018 10:23 am
A Trump-aligned Republican who won the GOP Senate primary in Virginia on Tuesday will face Hillary Clinton’s former running-mate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in a race that’s bound to resemble key aspects of both Clinton and President Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric. And the crowds could take similar form, too.
During Corey Stewart’s victory rally on Tuesday evening, the candidate referred to his opponent as “Hillary Clinton’s running-mate.” The mere mention of the former Democratic Party nominee fueled the crowd to begin chanting “lock her up!” — a frequent incantation at Trump’s most rowdy campaign rallies.
“That might just happen, by the way,” Stewart responded, according to The Washington Post. “And Timmy, too. Oh, we’re gonna have a lot of fun between now and November, folks.”
The audience recited other Trump campaign slogans on Tuesday evening, like Trump crowd favorite “Build the wall!”
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