'Protector?': Outrage as Trump 'endorses a woman getting hit' after she disrupts his rally
Donald Trump on Saturday was heckled by a woman at his rally in California, and the former president's response left some critics scratching their heads.
Trump was speaking in Coachella, California, about perceived problems in the state, when it appears a woman tried to disrupt the event.
"This election is your chance to send a message," Trump says as a young woman can be seen behind him being escorted out, presumably by security.
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"Back home to mommy," Trump says in response. "She goes back home to mommy. 'Was that you darling?' And then she gets the hell knocked out of her."
Trump continued, saying, "Her mother is a big fan of ours. Her mother, her father."
Trump then starts to talk more about the incident before veering off course to talk about crowd sizes, and then returning to his script.
The interaction spurred outrage from Trump's critics, and cheers from his fans.
Journalist Jim Stewartson said, "A woman gets escorted out of CultChella, presumably for heckling Trump, and the crowd goes nuts."
Popular liberal influencer @Out5p0ken asked, "What happened to Trump being the protector of women?"
Playwright Joe Barbour said, "Donald Trump just endorsed a woman getting hit. Think about that. Un f------ believable."
Retired social worker Kathleen Jones said, "Then she gets the hell knocked out of her! Fight fight fight, his supporters yell! That’s the Trump way! Knock the hell out of her."