Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:39 AM Dec 2015

Meet The Protesters Who Just Shouted Down Donald Trump In Las Vegas











LAS VEGAS, NV — Hotel mogul and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump had just handed the microphone over to a group of parents of people killed by undocumented immigrants when the chants began to ring out in the cavernous hall at the Westgate Casino.
“Dump Trump!” shouted two local activists as they were quickly dragged out of the room by hotel security guards. “Black lives matter. Muslims matter.” When one of them fell on the ground, an angry crowd of Trump supporters encircled him, phones aloft to film. One elderly man in a pinstripe suit repeatedly screamed, “Take them out!” while another yelled, “Light the motherfucker on fire.”
A few minutes later, when Trump had retaken the podium and was extolling his latest national poll numbers, a handful of immigrant rights activists launched another disruption. The crowd around them booed loudly and began chanting Trump’s name over and over to drown them out. As they were roughly hustled out a side door, Alejandra Romero dropped her phone. A Trump supporter threw it through an open door onto the concrete outside. Shaken by the experience, she and Astrid Silva broke out in tears, huddling in the alley outside the casino.
As the two women contemplated filing assault charges, another one of the activists, labor organizer José Macías, told ThinkProgress why he decided to interrupt the controversial candidate.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/12/15/3731997/vegas-versus-trump/
6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Meet The Protesters Who Just Shouted Down Donald Trump In Las Vegas (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 OP
Here's more video of them LynneSin Dec 2015 #1
I can't imagine seeing somebody dropping their cellphone and not handing it back to them... DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #2
yes, that captures it nicely.. mountain grammy Dec 2015 #5
Trump supporters ... napkinz Dec 2015 #3
These are the same people who supported W. Bush katmondoo Dec 2015 #4
Heil Trumpler napkinz Dec 2015 #6

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
2. I can't imagine seeing somebody dropping their cellphone and not handing it back to them...
Tue Dec 15, 2015, 10:53 AM
Dec 2015

I can't imagine seeing somebody dropping their cellphone and not handing it back to them even if I didn't like the person.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Meet The Protesters Who J...