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Donald Trump: “When I say things like, I'd like to punch him, frankly, this was a person that was absolutely violent and it was like a…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2016
When I say things like, I'd like to punch him, frankly, this was a person that was absolutely violent and it was like a crazed individual. A lot of them are -- I don't even call them protesters. I call them disrupters.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Donald Trump describes his view on protesters at his rallies, labeling them as 'disrupters' rather than protesters.

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