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KamaAina

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Sat Mar 12, 2016, 06:37 PM Mar 2016

Media Highlight Drumpf's Role In Inspiring Violence At His Events

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/03/11/media-highlight-trumps-role-in-inspiring-violen/209176

NY Times: "A Black Protester ... Was Sucker-Punched And Shoved By A Trump Supporter" At A Trump Campaign Rally. The New York Times reported on March 10 that videos on social media showed a "black protester" being "sucker-punched and shoved by a Trump supporter" at a Trump rally in North Carolina. The Times pointed out that the assault "was not the first violent incident at a Trump rally":...

ABC's Matthew Dowd: Trump Has "Some Accountability" For "Creating A Culture" Of Violence At Rallies. On the March 11 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, political analyst Matthew Dowd pointed out that Trump and his campaign have been "creating a culture or an environment" where violence at rallies can occur and that "there is some accountability that he and his campaign have" for the violence that takes place at his events:...

Huffington Post: Trump Is Making Violent Episodes At Events "Part Of His Brand, And Uses Them To Rev Up Crowds." In a March 10 article, The Huffington Post reported that "racial slurs, nasty rhetoric and violence" at Trump's events "have become commonplace against protesters, bystanders, and reporters." The article explained that "rather than denounce these incidents, Trump is making them part of his brand and uses them to rev up crowds":...

The Atlantic: "Trump Encourages The Crowd To Vent Its Fury At The Protesters." In a March 10 article, Atlantic staff writer David Graham pointed out that at his events, "Trump encourages the crowd to vent its fury at the protesters":
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Media Highlight Drumpf's Role In Inspiring Violence At His Events (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
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