Trump accuses Tennessee GOP of stealing delegates

Donald Trump supporters in Tennessee were crying foul on Saturday afternoon.

Trump easily won the Tennessee primary on Super Tuesday giving him the lions share of the delegates.

However, Trump and his supporters said the rules are being changed taking away delegates who should support him.

On Saturday the list of delegates was finalized that will be going to the GOP’s National Convention.

The meeting in Hillsboro Village did not come without controversy from Trump supporters.

Not only were the protesters mad they were not allowed into the meeting, they did not like the outcome of the slate.

“We all knew that this was going to be a very interesting day,” said Julia Hurley, an executive committee member for the TNGOP.

Trump’s campaign and supporters accused the party of stealing delegates from him by choosing delegates who they say won’t support Trump in the end.

“The establishment and elite are showing again that they are against Trump. We picked up a couple of delegates all of them are bound to us, but we have two very anti-Trump delegates that they forced on,” said Darren Morris, the state director for Donald Trump’s campaign.

Two delegates Trump supporters said posted their political opinions on social media days before Saturday’s meeting.

“You can look on their Facebook pages and everything, they are trashing both of the candidates,” said Terry Rowland, a committee member, TNGOP.

By law the delegates chosen for Trump are bound to vote for him the first two rounds at the convention. However, come the third round it is their choice, which has Trump supporters outraged.

“I feel that I am being misrepresented because my vote is being taken away,” said K.C. Coleman, a Trump supporter who was protesting outside Saturday’s meeting.

“Who are we trying to fool? We have an obligation to the voters of the State of Tennessee,” said Rebecca Burke during the meeting.

“This slate regardless of Facebook posting and regardless of personal opinion, when you approve it they will go and vote for the nominee,” said Hurley.