Man Arrested at Trump Rally Says He Was Trying to Kill Him

[Vyxn]

A man was arrested at a Donald Trump campaign rally recently, and he revealed to authorities afterward that he was trying to kill the GOP candidate.

According to the AP, Michael Sandford was arrested days ago when Trump spoke in Vegas. Sanford was trying to grab an officer’s gun by the handle.

Sandford has been charged with an act of violence on restricted grounds. But that’s not all he was trying to do:


It cites a report by Special Agent Swierkowski, whose first name was not included, saying Sandford told officers he drove from California to kill Trump and went to a Las Vegas gun range the day before to learn to shoot.

Sandford is reportedly only 19 years old.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/man-a...g-to-kill-him/

Has the media and democrats gone to far in their attempt to demonize Trump? you have the NYT openly declaring that Trump will commit full-blown genocide, the Huffington Post and Gawker have been saying he is as literally as bad as Hitler and many other talking heads making Hitler references describing Trump, and a few post here on the forums have done the same. are they sending a clear massage to the multitude of nut cases we have here in the US that they would be doing the world a major favor taking him out? I'm afraid this wont be the last attempt on Trumps life with as much demonization and hate being stilled up by democrats and the media

closing I want all of you to remember a few years back when Sara Palin drew a few cross hairs on the map to point to districts that republicans need to concentrate on so to defect the democrat running in those districts, and the much blame directed at her because one of those district happen to be Gabby Gifford's. that was shot by a nut case probably not much different then the nut case making an attempt on Trumps life.

If drawing cross hairs on a map can be blamed on the attempt on Gabby Gifford's life how in the hell wouldn't you say comparing Trump to Hitler and saying he wants to commit full-blown genocide would cause nut cases to attempt to take his life

[RickJamesLich]

The left wing media has corroded the minds of it's readers and viewers and some of them really believe at this point that Trump is going to "bomb the whole planet" or other dumb things. When you disagree with someone, it's easier to demonize them than to try to understand and retort their points of view.

[mvaliz]

Shall i list the number of Democrats actually shot because of Republican demonization? Starting with Gabby Giffords...

Oh, and protip, get a candidate who isn't a racist bigot who encites hatred is a start. Don't blame the Dems for the hatred Donald Dump inspires in both sides.

[Wildtree]

If you run on the principles of igniting fear and violence in the people, you might become the very target thereof.

That does not mean what that kid did should be condoned. Such act is never an answer.
But it is definitely the truth, and needs to be understood.

[Vyxn]

Shall i list the number of Democrats actually shot because of Republican demonization? Starting with Gabby Giffords...

Oh, and protip, get a candidate who isn't a racist bigot who encites hatred is a start. Don't blame the Dems for the hatred Donald Dump inspires in both sides.

drawing a few cross hairs on the map to point to districts that republicans need to concentrate on so to defect the democrat running in those districts in no way is equivalent to calling a candidate Hitler and claiming he wants to commit genocide
shows your desperation to even attempt to make such a equivalence

[Arewn]

Racist bigot that entices hatred, running on the principle of igniting fear and violence?
I'm not particularly keen on Trump, but geez. You people will gobble up whatever nonsensical trash talk that you see if it's against the candidate you don't support.
It really is like people turn off their brain when it comes to politics. Most of the posters I see acting like this (Hilary or Trump supporters) wouldn't normally post this kind of baseless dredge when it comes to other topics.

[Wildtree]

drawing a few cross hairs on the map to point to districts that republicans need to concentrate on so to defect the democrat running in those districts in no way is equivalent to calling a candidate Hitler and claiming he wants to commit genocide
shows your desperation to even attempt to make such a equivalence

Making stuff up again, as you go?

No one has accused Trump that he wants to commit genocide.
Plenty sources on BOTH sides however pointed out that his ideas can lead to it.
And then there's this
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/politi...hite-genocide/

If you repeatedly tweet and re-tweet Nazis and Supremacists then you might, at some point be questioned about your true motives.

[Vyxn]

If you run on the principles of igniting fear and violence in the people, you might become the very target thereof.

That does not mean what that kid did should be condoned. Such act is never an answer.
But it is definitely the truth, and needs to be understood.

How is campaigning on wanting to uphold our immigration laws and wanting to keep the nation safe from possible terrorist attacks from a group of refuges that the FBI has admitted cant be thoroughly vetted and that ISIS has admitted they will attempt to imbed terrorist amongst those refuges stirring up fear and violence I is the media twisting what he said to create their narrative to demonize him to still up fear and violence

and if what you said was true wouldn't the vast majority of violence been from trump supporters and not trump protesters

[GennGreymane]

well good thing he was arrested.

[Revik]

Maybe he thought he would be the next Hitler. I KNOW MANY posters here have unequivocally supported the notion of killing a baby Hitler. Well here you have in that very same thought process only being acted out in real life.

[fengosa]

If Donald Trump were to be assassinated at this point he'd be far more responsible for his fate than the media. He's doing a fine job of demonizing himself.

[Vyxn]

Making stuff up again, as you go?

No one has accused Trump that he wants to commit genocide.
Plenty sources on BOTH sides however pointed out that his ideas can lead to it.
And then there's this
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/politi...hite-genocide/

If you repeatedly tweet and re-tweet Nazis and Supremacists then you might, at some point be questioned about your true motives.

on Wednesday, the editorial page editor for the New York Times noted that the businessman’s proposed policies and rhetoric have been used by others before for gruesome means: genocide
http://www.ibtimes.com/will-donald-t...-about-2382483

Meg Whitman compares Donald Trump to Hitler, Mussolini
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...#ixzz4C9uVMNpJ
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Pitts: Trump comparison to Hitler is valid
http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-...n-hitler-valid


9 times Donald Trump has been compared to Hitler
http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/9-time...-Hitler-447358

[Ghostpanther]

If you run on the principles of igniting fear and violence in the people, you might become the very target thereof.

That does not mean what that kid did should be condoned. Such act is never an answer.
But it is definitely the truth, and needs to be understood.

So this applies to Reagan and both Kennedy's? They were attacked and the 2 killed because of hatred for what they stood for. So a candidate can be attacked because others simply hate them rather than they are promoting hatred or violence. :P

[Xeones]

Donald Trump earns his Hitler comparisons, stop acting like you don't understand Vyxn.

[DesMephisto]

Man if only someone would do this with both Trump and Clinton...what a world. We have guns for this very reason. To put down our corrupt government.

[Wildtree]

on Wednesday, the editorial page editor for the New York Times noted that the businessman’s proposed policies and rhetoric have been used by others before for gruesome means: genocide
http://www.ibtimes.com/will-donald-t...-about-2382483

Historically proven and correct. That rhetoric was used.

Meg Whitman compares Donald Trump to Hitler, Mussolini
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...#ixzz4C9uVMNpJ
Follow us: @Politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook

Meg Whitman is a Republican, come again...

Pitts: Trump comparison to Hitler is valid
http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-...n-hitler-valid


9 times Donald Trump has been compared to Hitler
http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/9-time...-Hitler-447358

Correct, and those comparisons to the Nazi rhetoric are valid.
Again, history exists. Study Nazi propaganda. Maybe you'll find out for yourself then.

[Ghostpanther]

Man if only someone would do this with both Trump and Clinton...what a world. We have guns for this very reason. To put down our corrupt government.

This is a very dangerous way to think.

[Endus]

Historically proven and correct. That rhetoric was used.

Meg Whitman is a Republican, come again...


Correct, and those comparisons to the Nazi rhetoric are valid.
Again, history exists. Study Nazi propaganda. Maybe you'll find out for yourself then.

The issue is people think the comparison is being made to Hitler circa 1944, at the height of the Reich, and with the Holocaust in full swing.

That's not it.

The comparison is to Hitler circa 1932, as he was first rising to real power, and inflaming the population with exactly this kind of rhetoric.

[DesMephisto]

This is a very dangerous way to think.

It can be dangerous, I myself am not a violent man. I have no desire to fight wars, politics, or anything. I simply have emotions, feelings and ideas which I speak. However the second amendments addition and the founding of our nation were built on these ideas of fighting against a government that has become corrupted (which is easily seen in this election, more with Clinton than Trump, the GoP fucked themselves by having 12+ people trying to run...)

[Dextroden]

Greatly enjoying the justification of political violence in this thread. Especially after all the gnashing over that pm killed over politics.