Trump, who has a history of making controversial remarks about immigrants and other groups, was kicking off a town hall event in Rochester, New Hampshire — his first since Wednesday evening’s second Republican primary debate.
“We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims,” said the first man Trump called on to ask a question. “We know our current president is one. You know he’s not even an American.”
Trump, who was a driver of the “birther” movement that claimed Obama wasn’t born in the U.S, first responded with feigned exasperation — “We need the question,” he said, to laughs — but let the man continue.
“We have training camps growing where they want to kill us. That’s my question,” the questioner continued. “When can we get rid of it?”
Trump did not dispute the man’s assertions and said he’d heard others raise the issue.
“We’re going to be looking at a lot of different things. And you know, a lot of people are saying that, and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there,” said Trump. “We’re going to be looking at that and plenty of other things.”
The incident evoked a moment during the 2008 campaign when Republican nominee John McCain took the microphone away from a woman who said she didn’t trust Obama because he was an “Arab.”
Trump’s questions about the president’s country of birth helped build his stature among some conservative voters and pushed Obama to release a copy of his birth certificate in 2011. But the billionaire businessman has distanced himself from the issue during his current run.
Trump’s town hall, in a sweaty auditorium in Rochester, was also interrupted several times by a protester, whose outbursts were met by hostility from the friendly crowd.
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Right. Just a Leftwing trap. No win situation for Trump.
That guy could have just as easily had a weapon, right?
Do they screen attendees?
Obama is marked for life as a Muslim, (he seems totally cool with that) and is idealogically a Communist by preference (to put it mildly).
What Commies and Muslims have in common beyond hating America I don’t know yet, but Obama is their vector of evil.
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Yes, they screen all attendees…and yep, we all know that sucker is a Muzzie and a Marxist.
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By now who hasn’t seen the news clip of this incident. What amazes me, and I know it shouldn’t, is that Trump chose to not directly answer the question and he is still getting berated for it. What could the man say? This is one of those damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don’t situations. I personally thought Trump handled it quite well by saying that if elected he would be looking into the muslim training camps. We all know they exist. In fact there is quite a lot of documentation on these camps and where they are located. Hillary’s comments re this question are priceless. Obviously her definition of a Christian and my definition of a Christian are polar opposites.
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Personally I think he handled it great and it should buy him even more support because we know it’s true, Obama is a Muzzie, and there are training camps all over the US. I have the book which documents same. I’m sticking with him, and I hope to heaven the rest of the people do too.
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I think they will. Especially after what Hillary-Dillary said about it.
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What did my old high school chum, Hillary say about Trump? Ohhhh, I want to know…tell me, tell me, tell me!
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Do you actually want to admit you went to High School with Hillary?
On the MSM — CBS I think — there was a news clip of Hillary saying — and this is not an exact quote — “…..Trump should have stopped right there and pointed out that Obama was not a muslim he was a Christian and that we do not have a muslim problem in this country…..these are the kind of hateful things that should be stopped immediately……” Again this is not an exact quote but I think it covers the essence of what she said.
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HAHAHA…well actually she was a Barry Goldwater girl with me back then, a very strong Constitutionalist, and Republican… her parents were very strong Republicans in Park Ridge, Illinois
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Amazing.
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There was so much chatter and ‘controversy I googled the interaction between Trump and the guy
After reviewing the video of that encounter, I think the guy in the crowd was sincerely frustrated about the situation in this country, fearful about the future of this country with the influx of Muslims and the empowering of Iran; both situations attributable to Obama who views such acts as his legacy.
This is more of the idiotic politically correct psychodrama we’re forced to experience with this administration; Obama has a Muslim name, Muslim father, Muslim education, has made tons of statements portraying himself as a Muslim advocate, hires Muslims into his inner circle; he has no problem kissing every Muslim ass he can prostrating himself (and our country to them) he spent millions obfuscating his past and his identity; avoids unleashing the largest military power in the World on them for no apparent reason, is throwing Israel, our allies, and indeed all Americans under the bus and forfeiting control of our country to the UN which is controlled by Muslims, communists and dictators. Every day a new affront. God only knows what is going on that we are not even being told.
So this guy puts on a Trump shirt, shows up to the rally and briefly speaks his mind, perhaps not eloquently, but effectively, and all the Lefties leap on it as another excuse to defend Obama and put down Trump.
I feel the same way that guy does; Obama does not pass the smell test; he walks acts speaks enough like a Muslim to effectively pass for one, and a very powerful one at that.
Trump handled it perfectly. Anything said by his supporters or by him is more fodder for the Liberal Hate Machine to put into the sewer pipe and distract the dummies from the truth.
Who knows maybe the guy was a Bush or a Romney plant, sent in to rock the boat.
What a coalition.. Muslims, gays, communists and New World Order Republicans all getting together against Trump.
Maybe this is enough for me to display my Trump sticker and keep my 32 handy.
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Excellent Commentary ME! Very spot on. I would suggest that Monday you read my latest two articles, I have them posted for then…you will really enjoy the one entitled, THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF BASHING TRUMP, and the other one is THE GOP CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT AMNESTY…only problem is I forgot to include Carly, but I’ll have another article coming out on her because she’s absolutely filthy, CIA connections, pro-common core, and funding a pro-abort website, ugh…and she went berserk when Trump said something about her face, but guess what?! She was tearing apart Barbara Boxer’s looks when she didn’t know her mic was on and saying even worse things…HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA…
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