Trump said it was “fun” to have the protesters attend his events and kick them out.
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In his Vermont speech, Trump pledged to “get rid” of gun-free zones in school and on military bases, as President Barack Obama more than 500 miles away made his case for tightening gun control.
The Trump campaign issued more than 20,000 free tickets to the event, ignoring the theater’s capacity of 1,400. Trump likes to tout his support for the Second Amendment and often denounces gun-free zones at his rallies, including military bases.
It was hazy, on the other hand, whether Trump implied that no more firearm free zones was consigned just to class and army installations, or in general.
Adam Linnebur of South Burlington, Vermont, said he was about to enter the event when he was asked whether he was going to vote for Trump.
Trump seemed to struggle to rein in his temper as the protesters interrupted him with chants of “Bernie, Bernie”, that were so loud Trump supporters could not drown them out with a competing “Trump” chant. “You can get them out”, he said during another interruption.
During his speech, Donald Trump targeted his fellow Republican, Ted Cruz, but Hillary Clinton and her husband, alongside Mr. Sanders, were mentioned as well. Burlington resident Mark Conrad was first in line, arriving at 4:30 a.m. A staunch Trump critic, he said he’d like to ask the GOP contender why the venue was booked overcapacity. If the answer was anything other than a yes, they were turned away. There’s snow on the ground but it’s not too cold, and he’s proud of the line of supporters that started forming in the early hours of Thursday.
Trump’s rally made headlines Wednesday night after local law enforcement and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger released statements of concern for Trump’s hugely oversold rally.
Many held signs that read “Love Trumps Hate” or “Dump Trump”.
“I may try to buy Burlington”, Wilde said, imitating Trump.
But the majority of the crowd cheered enthusiastically as Trump touted his poll numbers, slammed both Democrats and Republicans, and repeated some of the policy proposals popular among his supporters. But with Trump in town, he said a lot of people stopped in for a bite to eat. Outside, hundreds of people gathered on Main Street across from the Flynn to protest Trumps appearance. “I would love, love, love to run against Donald Trump”.
While she had no plans to disrupt the event, several of her friends began shouting during the event and Leimbach was escorted out alongside them. We want folks to express their ideals, to express their expectations, their feelings about Trump, Sanders, all the candidates.
“I came in heard what he had to say, he’s even more than racist a– than I thought he was”, said Lucy Boyden, a Sanders supporter.
As Obama was conducting his scripted TV-pitch to promote his unpopular and unconstitutional anti-gun regulations, Trump hit back twice as hard.
“We are going to build a wall, don’t worry about it. And wait a minute, and who’s going to pay for the wall?”
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“I just want to make history”, he said.
