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A scary time in American politics
We love American politics because of its
excitement, its unpredictability, and its clash of ideas and policies.
But we've never seen this in our lifetimes until now -- when politics
becomes scary. And that has been the overarching political story over
the past 96 hours, as Donald Trump rallies have featured sucker punches,
scuffles, unrest, and even a protester trying to jump on the stage.
We're all on edge that something even scarier might happen, which is
something Trump supporter Ben Carson suggested on "Today" this morning.
"I think certainly if the protesters continue with their Alinksy-ite
tactics, there is a real possibility of escalation because those who are
the victims of them have two choices: They can submit to them and
meekly just do whatever those protesters want them to do, or they can
fight back. And if they decide to fight back there could be an
escalation." And as we said on Friday, it's on the candidate for setting the tone at his/her rallies. But on "Meet the Press" yesterday,
Trump said he wasn't responsible for the unrest. "I don't accept
responsibility; I do not condone violence in any shape." And he
mentioned that he's "instructed" his people to look into covering the legal fees for the man who sucker punched the protester.
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Source: NBC News
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