Real estate tycoon and presidential candidate Donald Trump has consistently refused to take a look at the part that he and his party might play in the violation escalating in his campaign, blaming his increasing number of protesters and their critics instead.
The Reuters report says that in a TV interview, the Republican front-runner defends his supporters who have been caught on camera physically attacking opponents who attend his sorties. One of these ardent supporters is his own campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. Meanwhile, the protesters have been identified as mainly Democrats who say that Trump's views are anti-gay, anti-Muslim, and anti-Semite, and all of them largely discriminatory. Trump himself has not contained his admirers, justifying their actions. In fact, he even warned that the mayhem will escalate should he not win the Republican Party's nomination for president.
The RT report quotes Trump as saying that he and his group "don't condone violence." At the same time, he asserts that his "First Amendment" rights are being violated by protesters who he says are being manipulated by professional agitators. Trump says, "'...[the protesters] blocked the road. They put their cars in front of a road. We had thousands and thousands of people wanting to come. They were delayed for an hour because of these protesters. And, you know, at what point do people blame the protesters?"
Tenplay says that the blocking of the road took place in Arizona. Protesters in New York also chanted for Trump to go home. Concerns about the violence erupting in his rallies had caused the cancellation of a meeting in Chicago.
Republicans and Democrats alike have expressed concern at this current controversy surrounding Trump. Representatives from both parties have asked him to lessen his rhetoric and exert more control over the outbreak of incidents in his events. President Barack Obama himself stepped in to say that any "divisive rhetoric" can "undermine our democracy, our society, and even our economy."
Trump continues to warn that his failure to secure the Republican nomination can lead to unrest fueled by his supposed millions of followers. He says, "I don't want to see riots, I don't want to see problems; but you're talking about millions of [unhappy] people."
