Someone is going to get hurt by the hostile Trump supporters who are egged on by their leader.
Sanders does not condemn the mob scene last night in Tampa, where scores of Trump fans angrily shouted "CNN sucks" to interrupt @Acosta live shot. She called it "freedom of speech." Earlier, President Trump promoted the taunts by tweeting video of it.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 1, 2018
You’re right @Acosta. This is dangerous and it gets worse by the day. People are getting more and more radicalized. Eventually violence becomes inevitable. We all have to do our part to help the country heal – now. https://t.co/timtPXPfsY
— Carlos Curbelo (@carloslcurbelo) August 1, 2018
Just a sample of the sad scene we faced at the Trump rally in Tampa. I’m very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody getting hurt. We should not treat our fellow Americans this way. The press is not the enemy. pic.twitter.com/IhSRw5Ui3R
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2018
“Many of the people who went to the polls driven by fear and anxiety are now going to rallies, projecting that fear and anxiety onto those whom they see as the primary obstacles to making America great.” https://t.co/qixtbHdwnF
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) August 1, 2018
No Eric. Not the truth. And you know better. https://t.co/f01GWOE70t
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2018
After each live shot, @Acosta would walk down and politely talk to the people who just heckled him. He talked to one group for at least 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com/J26nlxfD6k
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) August 1, 2018
We have no equivalent to the dark carnival that is a trump rally. This is not a thing on the left. We just argue about healthcare and climate and sometimes relitigate 2016 but we are not actually out of our minds.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 1, 2018
Hannity: Jim Acosta deserved to be attacked by Trump supporters at rally https://t.co/HcmcB87rqe pic.twitter.com/iMjXa5ZYFW
— The Hill (@thehill) August 1, 2018
Trump is leading a hate movement against the media. My take on the rage and abuse directed at @Acosta last night and its place in the never-ending civility debate:https://t.co/1GbZN3jj5j
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 1, 2018
Trump, WH seem to endorse crowds heckling journalists https://t.co/Raz9vkflhW @SymoneDSanders @kaitlancollins @HolmesJosh @jrpsaki discuss @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 1, 2018
stop infantilizing Trump supporters, treating them as hapless victims. Whatever one’s economic hardships, threatening, unhinged conduct and crude insults shouldn’t be excused. Trump cultists claim to be disrespected; they are only ones showing disrespect https://t.co/gcIrrMuNeU
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 1, 2018
Their continuing rage, despite all their winning, tells you everything you need to know: their anger isn’t related to anything real. It’s an itch, rooted in a deep sense of inferiority and insecurity, that can never be scratched. There is no political or policy solution to it. https://t.co/rqFkORNXgl
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 1, 2018
Sad! 