Donald Trump Body-Shamed One of His Supporters at a Recent Rally
During his rally in New Hampshire on Thursday, President Donald Trump purported that he was building a political movement "based on love" — and went on to body-shame a man who turned out to be one of his supporters.
“That guy’s got a serious weight problem," he said. "Go home. Start exercising. Get him out of here, please.”
After pausing, he added, “Got a bigger problem than I do.”
Wow. Trump mocks a protester for purportedly being overweight.
"That guy has got a serious weight problem. Go home, get some exercise," he says. pic.twitter.com/Nsk1RxvQMf— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 16, 2019
Security carts out a protester, who Trump says "has a serious weight problem." "Go home, start exercising."
Trump then says he has created a movement "built on love."— Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) August 16, 2019
According to the Associated Press, the rally had been interrupted about a half an hour in by a handful of protesters near the rafters of the arena. As protesters were being led out, a Trump supporter wearing a “Trump 2020” shirt near them began shaking his fist in a sign of support for the president, but Trump mistook him for one of the protestors and began commenting on his weight.
It seems that @realDonaldTrump called Frank Dawson, the fan who he mistakenly identified as an overweight protester. @foxandfriends will have Dawson on tomorrow. He told Fox last night: "Everything’s good! I love the guy! He’s the best thing that ever happened to this country."
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) August 16, 2019
“Everything’s good!” Dawson told Fox News. “I love the guy! He’s the best thing that ever happened to this country.”
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It seems that @realDonaldTrump called Frank Dawson, the fan who he mistakenly identified as an overweight protester. @foxandfriends will have Dawson on tomorrow. He told Fox last night: "Everything’s good! I love the guy! He’s the best thing that ever happened to this country."
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) August 16, 2019
