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ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 12:51 AM Nov 2016

Full interview with Austyn Crikes, the supporter who said he was attacked by Donald Trump supporters

Last edited Sun Nov 6, 2016, 01:27 AM - Edit history (1)

The man whose protest saw Donald Trump rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents has said the Republican nominee’s supporters turned on him when he held up a sign reading: “Republicans against Trump”.

The man, who identified himself as Austyn Crites, 33, from Reno, told the Guardian he was holding the sign at a rally when Trump supporters wrestled him to the ground.

He said he was kicked, punched and choked, and feared for his life when the crowd turned on him at the gathering in Reno, Nevada.

Crites cited Trump’s treatment of Mexicans, Muslims and women as the reason he decided to protest again Trump, who he described as “a textbook version of a dictator and a fascist”.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/06/trump-protester-i-was-beaten-for-holding-a-republicans-against-trump-sign

Full interview with Austyn Crikes, the supporter who said he was attacked by Donald Trump supporters in Reno click above.
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Full interview with Austyn Crikes, the supporter who said he was attacked by Donald Trump supporters (Original Post) ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 OP
The Trump Campaign will smear this guy... JHan Nov 2016 #1
All I can say is "he's got a lot of balls" Dem2 Nov 2016 #2
They were just looking for any excuse to cop a feel. TheBlackAdder Nov 2016 #3
and when you're a dumbass trump supporter, they let you do it. Tom Rivers Nov 2016 #9
False Flag!!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2016 #4
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #6
Damn! And, here's the SS report on what happened.. Cha Nov 2016 #5
You can't bring signs to a political rally in a general election campaign. duffyduff Nov 2016 #7
the deplorables on twitter are claiming that his name is in a wikileaks document Tom Rivers Nov 2016 #8
Link to interview in OP. nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #10
Republicans Against Trump lapfog_1 Nov 2016 #11

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
2. All I can say is "he's got a lot of balls"
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 12:55 AM
Nov 2016

Or at least he did until one of Trumps perverted "fans" tried to rip them off his body.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
4. False Flag!!!
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 12:58 AM
Nov 2016

Just as was suspected. This story needs to go VITAL ASAP! Soon as Paul Lewis Posts his story, it need to be tweet, stumbled, facebook, Instagram, IMMEDIATELY!

Cha

(297,758 posts)
5. Damn! And, here's the SS report on what happened..
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 12:59 AM
Nov 2016

Jim Acosta
✔ ?@Acosta
Secret Service on Reno
4:56 PM - 5 Nov 2016
146 146 Retweets 84 84 likes

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/795097496846528516/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Gracias for this, PPN! It beyond despicable that trump is turning this into a giant pity party for his cowardly self.
 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
7. You can't bring signs to a political rally in a general election campaign.
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 01:00 AM
Nov 2016

That is grounds for being booted out.

SOP.

The crowd's reaction is why signs are NOT allowed to be brought into a political rally.

I am someone who has been to numerous political rallies in a general election campaign. It could be Secret Service requirements.

Tom Rivers

(459 posts)
8. the deplorables on twitter are claiming that his name is in a wikileaks document
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 01:04 AM
Nov 2016

everything is a hillary conspiracy! she sent a guy to assassinate trump equiped with a republicans against trump sign and no gun/weapon. perhaps he was going to perform one of hillary's demonic cooking spells but they stopped him before he could say it out loud! damn she is crafty!

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