Donald Trump
may now be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but that
doesn't stop him from reacting to hecklers in the same way he has
throughout his campaign.
At a particularly turbulent rally in New Mexico on Tuesday, where
demonstrators clashed with police outside of the venue, multiple
protesters interrupted Trump during his speech.
Trump used his trademark "Get 'em out!" dismissal for at least one, and brushed off another by declaring it "So exciting!"
Another man's forced exit prompted Trump to go on the offensive. "He can't get a date, so he's doing this instead," he said.
The heckler that caught the most of the Donald's attention was a young boy seen shouting at Trump.
"How old is this kid? Still wearing diapers," he said. "I'm telling you
the kid looks like he's 10 years old! I've never seen it."
"I said get out of here and he ran out. It was great! I wish everybody..." Trump said without finishing the sentence.
The real estate mogul and former reality show star is known for mocking and unceremoniously ejecting hecklers at his events.
At a January event in Vermont, he called for a protester to be removed
without his coat. Then, in February, he mocked a protester in
Massachusetts for his weight.
"You know, it's amazing. I mentioned food stamps and that guy who's seriously overweight went crazy," Trump said.
But one of the most controversial comments he's made about protesters
was at a February event in Iowa, when he appeared to encourage his
supporters to fight back against them.
"So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap
out of him, would you?" he said. "I promise you, I will pay for the
legal fees. I promise."
That promise didn't last long as his statements came under scrutiny the
following month when one of his supporters in North Carolina did punch a
protester and Trump wavered.
During an interview with "Good Morning America," Trump said he doesn't condone violence, "and I didn't say I was going to pay the legal fees."
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