Fire marshal responds after being called out by Trump at UCCS rally

[angka]

Source: CBS 11News Colorado Springs

11 News spoke to Brett Lacey, who said the problem was with the event. He said organizers handed out too many tickets and there wasn’t enough space in the auditorium for that many people…

Lacey said crews evaluated the room on Thursday and decided about 1,500 people could safely fit in the room. Another thousand could be in the overflow room.

On Friday afternoon, Lacey decided another hundred could be let into both rooms. But, he told 11 News’ Katie Pelton it comes down to what’s safe.

“There’s an old adage that when a fire marshal walks into a room, milk curdles. So because we’re always looking out for public safety and trying to make certain venues go off successfully and safely sometimes there are people that aren’t very happy with some of the rules and regulations we’re required to enforce. But it doesn’t bother me at all,” he said.

Read more: http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Fire-marshal-responds-after-being-called-out-by-Trump-at-UCCS-rally-388720102.html

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See also: Trump: Springs Fire Marshals “Don’t Know What The Hell They’re Doing”

[MichiganVote]

1. Dickhead with dementia wouldn't keep people safe in a venue, let alone the country.

[groundloop]

2. Willing to put people's safety at risk to feed his own ego

Any SANE person would have simply said 'oops, sorry we must have made a mistake' and moved on. Not tRump, he has to find someone to blame and insult.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Willingly putting ALL Americans at risk to feed his own ego. . . . nt

[El Shaman]

22. Hitler

was great at that- being the victim chit.

[louis-t]

3. I hope someone is keeping track

of all the demeaning things this asshole says. First something is wrong with the A/C, then the mic is popping too much. What a whiny ass.

[greymattermom]

24. The New York Times is keeping track of tweets

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html

[louis-t]

25. His speeches are all on video. That's where he

constantly berates the people working around him.

[jtuck004]

5. "There’s an old adage that when a fire marshal walks into a room, milk curdles." I like

this fella.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Trump campaign ALWAYS gives out too many tickets. Been doing so for months. . . . nt

[Kber]

11. It's because he's got too many so shows.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Trump is booking small venues to make the attendance feel larger....

And to be CHEAP.

[busterbrown]

8. Just gonna question that..

Thanks..I’m surprised he still can fill a room..

[procon]

9. It's a scam. He always overbooks his events!

Its all about the PR optics. He rents these relatively small venues and then hands out far more tickets than could ever be accommodated. He gets to brag that sooo many people came to see him because he's sooo popular, but the mean city officials were turning them away at the door.

If he was a huckster selling widgets on the home shopping channel he'd be urging the audience to hurry up and buy one because they were selling out fast.

[Democat]

10. 1500 people? That's it?

I thought he was getting far more months ago. Have most of his people given up already?

[niyad]

12. and that was in one of the reddest counties in the country. AND, there were 300 protestors.

[uncle ray]

16. Co SPrings has venues that can hold 8000+ people.

but then he'd have to pay more than the $200/hr rate of the hall at UCCS.

[SeattleVet]

19. ...if he even bothers to pay them.

He's got a history of not paying a LOT of people.

Wasn't there a venue last week that he threatened not to pay because it was too hot inside (they had to keep the doors open to getall of the people in).

[OldRedneck]

13. Trump is learning a HARD lesson

For every minute of his life . . . up until now . . . Trump has been surrounded by people who kiss his ass, who tell him his shit doesn't stink, and who would give him a blow job in Macy's window if he demanded it.

Now, he's encountering people like this fire marshal who don't give a rat's ass who he is, they are not violating rules and endangering public safety for some paunchy, blustering piece-of-shit New Yorker.

Now that the Clinton machine has Trump in the crosshairs and now that the Clinton machine is piling on, how long before he blows his cork, has a heart attack, goes raving batshit crazy on camera . . .

[niyad]

14. you are absolutely correct. and, while I do not know our fire marshal's political orientation

(although, in this community. . . . ) he is good at his job.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. +1

[underpants]

26. I've been saying that too. The Trump bubble.

He employs his own kids and they have no idea how anything works other than pleasing Daddy. He's surrounded by yes men.

[left-of-center2012]

17. Love this quote ...

"... going off on the fire marshal in his trademark bilious way makes Donald Trump look like, well…a blathering asshole who blames everyone else for his own mistakes"

http://coloradopols.com/diary/85839/trump-springs-fire-marshals-dont-know-what-the-hell-theyre-doing#sthash.qWiOUpN4.dpuf

[BiminiTwisted]

18. Ironically, Trump himself is the most likely to start yelling fire in this classic scenario.

[SeattleVet]

20. No - he's more likely to hire someone to yell, 'Fire!" for him...

...and then refuse to pay them because he didn't like the results, or because they spoke with a "Mexican accent", or some other crap.

[yellowcanine]

21. Trump knows more about ISIS than the generals and more about fire safety than fire marshals.

What is wrong with this picture?

[Beartracks]

23. Why isn't Trump running as a Libertarian?

He thinks rules, regulations, and laws are for losers and weaklings, so it would make sense.



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