Trump Says He Wanted to 'Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard'

[Beakybird]

Source: ABC News

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon he wanted to "hit" some of the Democratic National Convention speakers "so hard" while watching them last night, including a "little guy...so hard his head would spin."

"You know what I wanted to. I wanted to hit a couple of those speakers so hard," Trump said. "I would have hit them. No, no. I was going to hit them, I was all set and then I got a call from a highly respected governor."

Trump didn't immediately clarify what he meant, but he said he was made particularly upset by an unspecified person he called a "little guy."

"I was gonna hit one guy in particular, a very little guy," he said. "I was gonna hit this guy so hard his head would spin and he wouldn't know what the hell happened."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-wanted-hit-couple-dnc-speakers-hard/story?id=40974703&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_hero_headlines_hero_hed

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Thuggish?

[C_U_L8R]

1. With those little hands?

This I have to see

[calimary]

33. HAH!!! ROFL!!!

[Cryptoad]

39. this

[George II]

42. Cheetos are very brittle.

[forgotmylogin]

50. Because hitting is always such an appropriate response

in American politics.

[Emilybemily]

53. Perfect!

Nt

[Qutzupalotl]

2. It's working...

We're getting under his skin.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. +100x

The more we unsettle him the more delusional he will become

Sort of goes for some of his online supporters too, they post
ridiculous talking points and go berserk when called on it, they can't think
they just repeat and repeat and repeat ....

[Mira]

20. Yes n/t

[LongtimeAZDem]

27. To the lizard beneath (nt)

[63splitwindow]

3. And by "hit" he means call them a juvenile name on Twitter. What a joke. nt

[George II]

44. He's a tough guy when he doesn't have to face someone one on one. But he'll leave that...

....to Manafort, who has used "enforcers" in his construction business in New Britain, CT.

[Chemisse]

60. Because that's what a bully does.

He's losing it this week.

[Native]

85. After reading the CNN article, I really think he was talking about physical violence too.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-dnc-response/index.html

[SummerSnow]

4. Wow, so violent. This reminded me of that guy from Staten Island

who told that reporter he was going to break him like a boy.

Trump is a bully.

[calimary]

35. Michael Grimm.

What a resume he has!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Grimm_(politician)

[George II]

46. That guy (Congressman Grimm) has since resigned and was sentenced to 8 mos. for tax fraud.

[Rhiannon12866]

72. Good comparison!

And Michael Grimm ended up resigning and just finished serving time for felony tax evasion...

[Sophiegirl]

5. I want to feel sorry for him

But it is impossible.

He's sick. And his children enable him.

[djg21]

18. Don't underestimate Trump

Trump is both a master of self-promotion and a demagogue. Don't think for a moment that this outbursts are spontaneous and unplanned. He simply is throwing read meat to his base, which is eating it up.

[MichiganVote]

26. Yep. Save yourself and vote Clinton/Kaine

[Chimichurri]

6. What little guy?

Is it bad that I love he's bothered so much? How would he handle a real crisis - I know, he'd privatize it.

[Sophiegirl]

8. No

He would outsource it to another country.

[63splitwindow]

11. Guessing Bloomberg, the guy that could buy and sell the Con man w/o dipping into savings.

[Chimichurri]

15. Ah yes. He brought the ruckus on his arse

[jg10003]

49. According to Forbes; Bloomberg - 38.6 billion, Trump - 4.5 billion

And Bloomberg did it without help from his daddy. This must drive Trump nuts.

[Crash2Parties]

68. Ah but how much of Trumps is debt?

There's an minimum quarter billion, possibly as high as half billion or more that he owes to deutch bank alone. Not that it would be a conflict of interest or anything, considering how the bank has been dancing with regulators lately...

[underpants]

57. I would guess the same. They hate each other but Bloomberg could have Trump shining his shoes.

[Native]

86. Another clue in the CNN article (here):

Trump said this individual "came out of nowhere" and had done work with Trump in the past. "He made deals with me. 'Will you help me with this? Would you make this deal and solve the problem?' I solved the problem," Trump said.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-dnc-response/index.html

[smirkymonkey]

100. Oh, in his dreams!

Does anyone really believe that Bloomberg would ask for Trump's "help" and make a deal with him? He lives in a complete fantasy world.

[BlueInPhilly]

90. I also think Bloomberg

Drumpf mysteriously stayed <140 characters. He probably owes him some money too.

[lark]

97. I think it's likely he'd just push the button.

Repugs typically way underestimate nuclear power and have always pushed the meme that they could use it and the world would go on. Drumpf is such an arrogant trigger happy idiot, he'd gladly kill some country out of nothing more than pique.

[world wide wally]

7. You know he wasn't talking about Biden...lol

Chickenshit

[Beakybird]

9. Of course he wanted to hit the little guy

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Don't stay above the fray, Donald

it might be presidential

[kestrel91316]

12. Well, he hit his first wife and probably the second, too.

So we expect different?

[ailsagirl]

13. Who's getting hit, dumdum???

[drthais]

14. spoken like a true statesman (nt)

[ailsagirl]

59. hee hee

[PSPS]

16. I'm just loving this "pivot" to "acting presidential," aren't you?

It's so reassuring that a candidate for president is both "sarcastic" and wants to hit people "so hard his head would spin and he wouldn't know what the hell happened."

This charlatan belongs on one of those silly fake wrestling shows or a fake "reality" show. Oh, wait...

[SummerSnow]

17. Daily news said he may have been talking about Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg is a billionaire and Trump hates that.lol

[DinahMoeHum]

21. Hey, TrumpleThinSkin! Psss psss psss psss psss. . .

Meow meow

Sic him, kitty. . .

[Skittles]

22. THUG

he is a THUG

[The Second Stone]

23. It was Kareem. He thought because he was skinny that he was little

but we know how Trump gets all excited about bullying Muslims.

[Rose Siding]

24. There's no decency in him

[prayin4rain]

25. Is this real? Wtf? nt

[Native]

92. Here's a link to the video of him saying these things:

[prayin4rain]

93. ANYBODY considering voting for him as POTUS, is unfathomable to me. nt

[They_Live]

95. creepy little gangster

that's all he will ever be.

[hamsterjill]

99. It's a bad thing that, when I see this, I just want to get some duct tape

And plaster it all over his duck-like mouth. Right?

Sticky duct tape. Thick duct tape. Bad duct tape. Duct tape that wouldn't come off.

I cannot stomach this creep.

[Bluzmann57]

28. The thing is that the "little guy" would thrash trump

My seven (almost eight like she always tells me) year old daughter would thrash trump.

[Xipe Totec]

29. Must... control...

[jtuck004]

30. Careful what you ask for. Some people actually do what they say. n/t

[liberal N proud]

31. His mental capacity really is so juvenile

He acts like some pre-pubescent boy who is out of control emotional because of his hormones.


Why did you bomb France little Donald? I don't know but can we blow up some more shit?

We can't let this guy near the white house.

[onehandle]

32. Were they women? Cause he is all about the ladies.

Sure he has hit a few.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

48. Assume that it was (could easily be) & play that up. Get him to issue another implausable denial.

Keep his violent temper in the press a day or two longer. It won't hurt his base, but it would contract his appeal and shrink it closer to his base.

Hillary was there. She is visibly shorter than Obama.

Hitting women fits with his misogyny.

Someone up-thread hinted at some information. Anyone know something?

[anamandujano]

34. I would not be surprised to see him being led off in a straitjacket in the near future.

I'm sure he's scaring the stuffing out of those working nearest to him who may not be used to hearing this kind of stuff.

[Blue Owl]

36. The XS gloves are off

n/t

[Dawson Leery]

37. No Democratic Governor gave him a call.

i.e: the 'respected' Governors.

[SCantiGOP]

38. Highly respected Governor:

It was Gov Strom Thurmond calling from 1948 - back when America was great for rich white men who had no decency.

[NYC Liberal]

40. Imagine if Obama or Hillary stated they wanted to physically assault a political opponent.

The media would destroy them.

[TimeToGo]

45. You know they would

[George II]

41. Not out of character.

[Cryptoad]

43. Whup Ass,,,,,, Whup Ass,,,,

[63splitwindow]

47. Not kidding. Watch the tape. He was talking about calling them names on Twitter like he has others.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

51. The "little guy" was probably Latino. He thinks they're all small.

[RKP5637]

52. Trump = a punk! n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

54. This is the level of discourse that pathetic

Shabby jerk engages in.

It's embarrassing.

[lordsummerisle]

55. I can't believe this is a serious candidate for the office

wake me up when it's over...

[underpants]

56. "Trump didn't immediately clarify what he meant", shouldn't that be in every Trump story?

I'm just saying.

[wheniwasincongress]

58. Who do you think the "little guy" is?

edit: looks like it might have been Bloomberg

[billpolonsky]

61. I know you should love your neighbour....

but this guy needs a swift kick in the goolies.

Just sayin...

[nruthie]

62. How very presidential.

Typical response for a tiny handed man.

[yuiyoshida]

63. This is the guy who wants the Nuclear codes?

never.

[olddad56]

64. That is what the world needs, for the leader of the free world to be a bully.

and a coward. At the very least, we need a adult. not a spoiled fucking brat.

[BLACK4EVER]

65. ?????

The incoherent ramblings of our "home-grown demagogue", Donald tRump are truly mind blowing. Can you imagine this man as the POTUS ? A petulant man-child with a God complex and no clue to what it takes to govern (not rule) the USA. May we never have to face that reality !

[BlueStater]

66. He thinks he's being oh so clever with his use of the word "hit".

He'll claim he means hitting them verbally, but we all know what the dickhead is actually referring to.

But it's really all talk from the wannabe tough guy. He's actually a fucking coward and would never have the guts to hit anyone capable of fighting back.

[Grammy23]

67. When I heard the story late yesterday afternoon

My first thought was he was referring to the man who has a rare form of dwarfism. However, all he did was talk about Hillary in positive tones. Brief remarks. Nothing about Trump at all that I recall. Bloomberg on the other hand gave tRump a pretty good verbal beat down. It was sharp and he didn't mince words, so I think he is the one tRump wants to smack around. Really classy, Don the Con (one of the nicer things Bloomberg called him.)

I truly believe the pressure on tRump needs to be continued. I don't think it will be much longer before his Narcissistic Personality Disorder explodes and the meltdown will begin. Oh, please let it be soon...on live TV in prime time.

[Native]

82. I thought he might be talking about Ryan Moore too.

How horrible is it that we both EVEN thought it was a possibility Trump was referring to him? I too couldn't remember Ryan saying anything about Trump, but I was going to go back and double-check today. Thanks for checking this!

[demosincebirth]

69. A couple of those lady speakers could do him in. If he got hit, he'd cry.

[area51]

70. And this guy wants to be taken seriously

that he can stay calm and lead this nation?

[DianaForRussFeingold]

71. OMG, He is 70 years old and acts like a juvenile bully

I'm still with Bernie and now with Hillary, to win!

"shouldn't have his finger on the button"

[lonestarnot]

76. His depends must be full. Will someone change that motherfucker and put him to bed.

[Kablooie]

73. So this is his new presidential demeanor.

Can you imagine Obama saying this?
Kennedy?
Lincoln?
Washington?

[marble falls]

74. Pretty strong talk from a blowhard who's never laid his own manucure paws on anyone ....

he has "people" to do his dirty work for him.

[lonestarnot]

75. So fucking presidential. Ass fucking hat.

Roadkill must be getting heavy.

[noguru]

77. This is the "Little Guy" with Dwarfism

I'm surprised this hasn't caught on.

[NBachers]

79. That's what I thought, too. And it's even more disturbing if he was referring to Ryan Moore.

[The Wizard]

78. He's Mr. Bluster from the Howdy Doody Show

http://mrkatzoff.org/2013/01/the-fabric-of-character-education/

[Nitram]

80. Trump has some brilliant come-backs.

Subtle and ingenious debate style.

[63splitwindow]

87. Forgot the...

[Nitram]

94. I pride myself on never using sarcasm without it being self-evident.

Self-evident to people with normal IQs and a firm grasp of reality.

[63splitwindow]

98. This is DU. Practice talking to folks with above average IQs.

NOT Not sure you noticed in your reality but your written words don't display your body language nor subtle inflections. Again, NOT

[Nitram]

105. Cute little lecture 63split.

I was writing for those with above average reading comprehension. Why, even you realized it was sarcasm despite your claims to the contrary. Who made you the DU Sarcasm cop?

[CRH]

81. Trump is becoming progressively more unhinged, ...

and it is a bit scary.
A sizeable portion of this country put us in the position we are in today. Any criticism of the donald, leads to not to discussion of differing views, but rather, an combative aggressive driven response of striking back. This is the donald's reactions to words, what will be his reaction with more concrete threats.
One can only hope the easily led electorate will see though the bluster of sound bites, and for once vote with some logic.

[riversedge]

83. Wonder if he will-or has tweeted out a 'I'm just joking" tweet yet?? (He did with the Russian

comment)

[Native]

84. The CNN article has much more on this. One particular passage was especially disturbing:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-dnc-response/index.html

Trump said his friend, who he labeled a "very great governor," urged him to stay focused on attacking Clinton, not other Democrats.

"He said, 'Don't hit there. Don't hit down. You have one person to beat. It's Hillary Rodham Clinton,'" Trump recalled, adding that he initially objected to the advice. "I said, 'But I really want to. I don't like what they're saying because a lot of it is lies. Not all of it but a lot of it is.' I said, 'I just really ... it makes me feel good.'"

I want to hit them because IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD?

[judesedit]

88. Trump couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag. A 2-year old could hit harder than him

As usual...one of his lackeys would have to do it for him

[GOLGO 13]

89. He truly despises Bloomberg. Bloomberg is not only far, far richer but more NYC

relevant & respected by both sides. Bloomberg is a towering presence in NY. While he's only allowed to put his name on towers that don't belong to him. Bloomberg is his daddy.

[Native]

91. Bloomberg is the real deal. Representing everything Donald wants but will never achieve.

I'm convinced Bloomberg is the "little guy" Trump is referring to.

[adigal]

96. His supporters will love this kind of talk!!!! They live for it!!!

We would be appalled. They will send a donation. I know my brother will think this is terrific!!

[louis-t]

101. No, mentally unstable.

The temperament of a spoiled child with big insecurity issues.

[tonyt53]

102. In the old days, we would have dragged him out behind the shed and worn his ass out.

Yeah, wants to hit the little guy. That is a coward. Hit the biggest guy and show them you aren't afraid. Might get your ass kicked, but at least they'll know you aren't afraid. Trump and his boys need to have the shit slapped out of them.

[MFM008]

103. Fearful of rump fists of fetal

[blueseas]

104. Sociopath? Narcissist ?

Altogether ugly - what do people see in him?