President Trump held his first campaign rally in three months Saturday. Here are the takeaways from it.
1. Trump elevates violent rhetoric against protesters
A day before the rally, he tweeted this:
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!
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The White House tried to say Trump was making threats only about violent protesters, but the tweet clearly includes “protesters.” Continue reading.