Cumberland authorities consider charging Trump with inciting violence at Fayetteville rally

[sinkspur]

Presidential candidates crisscross NC on final day before primary

Posted 7:09 a.m. today


By Matthew Burns

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Democratic rivals Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton all planned Monday campaign stops in North Carolina to make their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary.

Trump's rally at Lenoir-Rhyne University was delayed for two hours because fog prevented his plane from landing in Hickory. Instead, he had to land in Charlotte and drive to the rally, and he showed up shortly before noon with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a former opponent who now backs Trump's candidacy.

Trump hit his usual talking points promising to restore American jobs, crack down on immigration, build up U.S. armed forces and craft trade deals that benefit the country. He also engaged in the trash talking that has become a hallmark of his rallies, belittling Republican rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as "lyin' Ted" and "little Marco" and disparaging Clinton and Sanders as well.

"Clinton doesn't have the strength or the energy to be president," he said. "Bernie's going nowhere."

Last week, Trump visited Concord and Fayetteville in rallies that attracted thousands of attendees. During the rally in Fayetteville, a protester was assaulted as he was escorted from Crown Coliseum by police. A Linden man was later charged in the incident, and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office investigators said Monday that they are considering filing a charge of inciting a riot against Trump.

The Fayetteville incident preceded an even uglier scene at a Trump rally in Chicago. He canceled an event planned for Saturday evening after supporters and protesters who packed a hall at the University of Illinois at Chicago clashed.

The protests weren't as vocal Monday, and Trump supporters quickly drowned out demonstrators with shouts of "USA" and "Trump."

Trump addressed the issue by denying suggestions that he incites or even condones violence at his rallies, calling the events "love fests."

"We're not angry people. We're good people," he said of his supporters. "We're just tired of a government that is run incompetently.

"This country is in serious, serious trouble," he said later during the rally. "Our people want to see something great happen."

Sanders is holding a rally at 4:30 p.m. at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte. The event comes between other campaign rallies Sanders has planned for Monday in Ohio and Missouri and follows his stop in Raleigh last Friday.

Clinton also plans to be in Charlotte for a 7:30 p.m. event at the Grady Cole Center. She was in Durham last Thursday.


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[Carling]

Good, file the charges and Trump goes up to 60% nationally in the GOP.  He passed 50% for the first today after the GOProg candidates had their fun blaming Trump for far left radicals disrupting his rallies.

[ABX]

For his sake, I hope they don't use his own standard against him that he used to attack Pam Geller. (but seriously, in terms of criminal activity, unless someone was actually paid to specifically commit an act, they are solely the one responsible for their choice, not anyone who just used speech, no matter how much they disagreed with it). Speech itself should never be limited or threatened by or against either side.

[GAJohnnie]

Panic stricken desperation hit new levels in the GOPE bots.

[sinkspur]

Good, file the charges and Trump goes up to 60% nationally in the GOP.  He passed 50% for the first today after the GOProg candidates had their fun blaming Trump for far left radicals disrupting his rallies.

He passed 50% in a non-scientific opt-in poll which is basically worthless.

[Carling]

He passed 50% in a non-scientific opt-in poll which is basically worthless.

Do you mean worthless as in Marco Rubio's campaign at this point?

Or worthless as in these aren't delegate votes, which Trump and Cruz are far ahead of Rubio in accumulating thus far?   

You know who is worthless?  Rubio.

[mountaineer]

The subject of this thread doesn't seem to match the story's actual headline.

In any event, stupid move on the part of "Cumberland County Sheriff's Office investigators." The assault of one person hardly constitutes a riot.

UPDATE: Police are NOT looking at charging Trump, more here

[R4 TrumPence]

For his sake, I hope they don't use his own standard against him that he used to attack Pam Geller. (but seriously, in terms of criminal activity, unless someone was actually paid to specifically commit an act, they are solely the one responsible for their choice, not anyone who just used speech, no matter how much they disagreed with it). Speech itself should never be limited or threatened by or against either side.

Moveon and Soros sent them .