Police in riot gear and mounted patrol units faced off against a violent crowd of protesters outside a Donald Trump campaign event in Albuquerque Tuesday night.
Hours after Trump and some 4,000 of his supporters left the Albuquerque Convention Center, approximately 100 demonstrators remained in downtown. Smoke grenades were used in an effort to disperse the crowd, while protesters threw rocks, plastic bottles, burning T-shirts and other items at officers.
Albuquerque police said on Twitter late Tuesday that "several" officers were being treated for injuries as a result of being hit by rocks. At least one person was arrested.
Inside the Trump rally, demonstrators shouted, held up banners and resisted removal by security officers. The banners included the messages "Trump is Fascist" and "We've heard enough."But I give Trump credit. He gave it back:
Trump responded with his usual bluster, mocking the protesters by telling them to "Go home to mommy."
He responded to one demonstrator by asking, "How old is this kid?" Then he provided his own answer: "Still wearing diapers."Back to the point: This is typical leftist behavior. When you say something they don't like, they get violent. They try to shut down your free speech rights. If they can, they will even use government for this purpose (see Europe for examples). If they can't use government, bring out the angry protesters.
With a weak economy, and a lot of angry youth either underemployed or out of work, expect more violent demonstrations. You see they can't complain about the failures of their leftist government, so now they are starting to lash out in the most dysfunctional way possible.
Mind you, I don't support Trump. In the political discourse, he is only slightly more honest than Hillary Clinton and the leftists. And that makes Trump a "low down dirty liar" on the honesty scale.
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