Donald Trump’s visit to Birmingham continues to make news after cellphone video captures a confrontation between a Black Lives Matter activist and rally goers.
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Black Lives Matter organizers who have disrupted politicians on the campaign trail in 2016 have heard the call, mostly from Democrats: Why not protest Republicans, too? Multiple groups of Hispanic protesters interrupted the mogul at a rally in Miami, where video showed a Trump supporter dragging a protester to the bottom & kicking him.
As Southall was kicked by men and women alike, a police officer tried to stop him from defending himself while he was being choked by another supporter.
The fight appeared to have occurred towards the back of the auditorium, away from the stage where Trump was speaking.
I don’t agree with Trump’s fans, but I believe they have the right to express their viewpoint, just as a Black Lives Matter protester named Mercutio Southall Jr. has the right to express his.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Donald Trump talked on Fox & Friends Sunday morning and described the protest as “absolutely disgusting”.
“The man that you say was, I don’t know, you said roughed up – he was so obnoxious and screaming”, the GOP 2016 Presidential candidate told the hosts. About 2,000-3,000 people attended and Trump said more people would’ve been here if there weren’t football games being played. One of them told police, “Donald Trump was right – all these illegals need to be deported”. Trump did not say no to either idea. Two men in Boston said they ambushed and brutally beat a homeless Latino man because they were “inspired” by Trump, who later explained his supporters “are very passionate” and “love this country”.
“Every now and then an agitator deserves it”, Trump’s senior counsel Michael Cohen said on CNN’s “New Day”.
The man, who has not be identified, was allegedly saying “Black Lives Matter”, to which some in the White crowd screamed, “All Lives Matter”. It was there like literally and figuratively in black and white.
“They were too busy trying to get me the f- out of there”.
The Trump staff member, however, said it was important to understand why people get kicked out of rallies during the presidential election.
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“He does condone it because he was the one saying, ‘Yeah, get them out of here.’ He was the one telling the supporters to do what they needed to to get them out of here”, Havers said.
