Trump Blames Violent Clashes At San Jose Rally On ‘Thugs’ Burning Flag

SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 02: GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the San Jose Convention Center on June 2, 2016 In San Jose, California. (Photo by ISA/imageSPACE) *** Please Use Credi... SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 02: GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the San Jose Convention Center on June 2, 2016 In San Jose, California. (Photo by ISA/imageSPACE) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** MORE LESS
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After clashes between protesters and supporters of the presumptive GOP nominee left people beaten and bloodied in the streets of San Jose, California, Donald Trump on Friday morning blamed the chaos on a “small group of thugs.”

He tweeted:

Photos and videos of the Thursday evening event show a Trump supporter who was egged, rally attendees getting punched in the face, and protesters burning the campaign’s signature Make America Great Again hats.

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  1. Trump’s contempt for the law and judges has consequences.

    The NYT cites various conservative legal experts who fear that Trump is bent on destroying our legal system.

  2. Was it really the “Am flag” being burned or just the made in China hats?

  3. San Jose? Sounds Mexican to me. I thought Trump was going to wall them out. /snark

  4. Video of ‘thugs burning the Am flag’? Or just more lies?

  5. Only the part that rules against him in court.

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