Quote:I'm sure his rallies which conditioned his supporters to act out in violent ways had nothing to do with this type of reaction. Trump could never even be partially to blame.

 

I don't condone Trump supporters assaulting protestors, but in their defense these people came to a private event to listen to a man speak about politics, not hear some random nobody interrupt every few minutes yelling profanities. I can see this leading to frustration and irrational behavior.

 

There is absolutely no defense for assaulting a Trump supporter minding their own business in public walking down the sidewalk. None.

 

Also, by this point, the number of assaults on Trump supporters in public greatly outweigh the number of assaults on protestors at private events.

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