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Related: About this forumBiden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus
Texas Tribune RetweetedNEW from
@TexasTribAbby
@McGeeReports
@JinATX
:
@FBI
looking into incident Friday night involving
@joebiden
bus and
@realDonaldTrump
supporters https://texastribune.org/2020/10/31/biden-trump-texas-bus/ #tx2020
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TEXAS 2020 ELECTIONS
Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus
The highway skirmish came as Democrats close ground in a state that is polling competitively in the race for president. Recent polls indicate the presidential race in Texas between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is tight, with some national prognosticators calling it a toss-up.
BY KATE MCGEE, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, JEREMY SCHWARTZ, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE AND PROPUBLICA AND ABBY LIVINGSTON, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
OCT. 31, 2020 | UPDATED: 6 HOURS AGO
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a Friday incident in which a group of Trump supporters, driving trucks and waving Trump flags, surrounded and followed a Biden campaign bus as it drove up I-35 in Hays County, a law enforcement official confirmed to The Texas Tribune Saturday.
The confrontation, captured on video, featured at least one minor collision and led to Texas Democrats canceling three scheduled campaign events on Friday. The campaign officials cited safety concerns for the cancellations.
The highway skirmish came as Democrats close ground in a state that is polling like a potential battleground in the race for president. Recent polls indicate the presidential race in Texas between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is tight, with some national prognosticators calling it a toss-up.
Rather than engage in productive conversation about the drastically different visions that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have for our country, Trump supporters in Texas [Friday] instead decided to put our staff, surrogates, supporters, and others in harms way, said Tariq Thowfeek, Texas communications director for the Biden campaign.
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Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus
The highway skirmish came as Democrats close ground in a state that is polling competitively in the race for president. Recent polls indicate the presidential race in Texas between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is tight, with some national prognosticators calling it a toss-up.
BY KATE MCGEE, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, JEREMY SCHWARTZ, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE AND PROPUBLICA AND ABBY LIVINGSTON, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
OCT. 31, 2020 | UPDATED: 6 HOURS AGO
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a Friday incident in which a group of Trump supporters, driving trucks and waving Trump flags, surrounded and followed a Biden campaign bus as it drove up I-35 in Hays County, a law enforcement official confirmed to The Texas Tribune Saturday.
The confrontation, captured on video, featured at least one minor collision and led to Texas Democrats canceling three scheduled campaign events on Friday. The campaign officials cited safety concerns for the cancellations.
The highway skirmish came as Democrats close ground in a state that is polling like a potential battleground in the race for president. Recent polls indicate the presidential race in Texas between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is tight, with some national prognosticators calling it a toss-up.
Rather than engage in productive conversation about the drastically different visions that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have for our country, Trump supporters in Texas [Friday] instead decided to put our staff, surrogates, supporters, and others in harms way, said Tariq Thowfeek, Texas communications director for the Biden campaign.
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Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2020
OP
Yes, they are a death cult. Biden can try to reason with them But, they are sick
mucifer
Nov 2020
#9
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,283 posts)1. Now that it's too cold for boat parades, we've shifted to truck mobs
Aaron Rupar Retweeted
Now that it's too cold for boat parades, we've shifted to truck mobs
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OrlandoDem2
(2,065 posts)5. Where was security?
DIVINEprividence
(443 posts)2. This is really bad local press for Trump
Could backfire on him and motivate our troops to vote
mucifer
(23,466 posts)3. or motivate them by us appearing "weak"
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)7. Weak to value human life over a campaign stop
Biden should run an ad emphasizing that, unlike Trump, the Biden administration will value human life. Trump did endorse this behavior - that is very important. His son endorsed the confrontation prior to the event as well.
mucifer
(23,466 posts)9. Yes, they are a death cult. Biden can try to reason with them But, they are sick
LeftInTX
(25,088 posts)13. It's intimidation
Maybe they will pull this stuff at the polls?
Will they run voters off the road?
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,283 posts)4. Additional links:
NJCher
(35,616 posts)6. Crowd behavior
Did they collaborate on social media?
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)8. They did with Junior as well
Gothmog
(144,884 posts)10. The FBI is looking into this
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,283 posts)11. Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted:
Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted
In Texas, a driver captures this scene on the freeway, where several flag-waving Trump vehicles literally surround the Biden Harris campaign bus and escort it down the highway Face with tears of joyRaising hands
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,283 posts)12. Texasgop.org: our response to the TexasTribune:
Our response to the
@TexasTribune
: https://texasgop.org/statement-biden-bus-incident/ #Election2020 #2020Election #BidenRally
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