The hubris comes after statements by Trump in the wake of recent terrorist activity in the United States at the hands of presumed Islamic terrorists and sympathizers where the leading GOP contender called for a temporary ban on the USA accepting Muslim refugees.
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According to CNN, Trump supporters in the audience were instructed to begin chanting Trump’s name if any person were to stage a protest during the event.
“The ugliness really came out fast and that’s really scary”, she added.
Hamid’s evening culminated when she was ejected from the Trump rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina, as people around her booed and shouted, but the hours before were an exercise in contrasts and surprising humanity.
At the time the 56-year-old flight attendant had been directly seated behind Trump as he went on to make his speech to gathered supporters in the town of Rock Hill when she rose in defiance.
After Hamid and three others, all wearing stars reminiscent of those worn by Jews during the Holocaust, were escorted out by police and Trump campaign officials, Trump commented on the disturbance. “I really don’t plan to say anything”. Hamid, who was wearing a shirt that read, “Salam, I come in peace”, was then escorted out of the rally by police. I don’t want to be disrespectful but if he says something that I feel needs answering I might – we’ll see what strikes me.
After Hamid had been removed, Trump said to the audience; ‘There is hatred against us that is unbelievable.
“It was just a lovely group of people that I was sitting with”, she recalled. While waiting in line for the event, she met a woman who told her, “You don’t risky, you look nice”.
“I have the honest belief that if people get to know each other one-on-one, that they’ll stop being afraid of each other”.
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– CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) January 9, 2016 Woman in turquoise w/ hijab is Rosa Hamid.
