According to The Guardian today (see below), he cancelled a rally in face of a student demonstration because of “safety concerns”, although it’s not clear the police were worried enough to cancel and much of what The Guardian calls “mayhem” was caused by Trump’s own supporters using racial abuse against black and Hispanic demonstrators (these Trumpite supporters no doubt saw themselves as the advanced guard, readying themselves to build the wall against Mexico).
The very idea of a Trump rally at the University of Illinois in Chicago was enough in itself, of course, to provoke a demonstration: Trump of all people having a rally in “one of the most diverse [universities] in the country”. There would have been something wrong if the students hadn’t demonstrated. They were right to protest, and they aren’t the problem – Trump is.
For me the quote to note comes from Trump himself at another rally, when protesters were being removed. It sets the tone for a Trump presidency: “Part of the problem”, he said, “and part of the reason it takes so long [to kick protesters out] is nobody wants to hurt each other any more … There used to be consequences. There are none any more.”
So beware: if he gets to be President we’ll all have “safety concerns”.
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