President Donald Trump's appearance in Michigan was interrupted by chants of "pedophile protector" from a protester on Monday.
Videos shared on social media show Trump speaking in Milford while the protester or protesters repeatedly shouted the phrase during his remarks, briefly disrupting the event before the president continued speaking. The chants come as pressure has mounted from critics and some lawmakers for the release of additional documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The video shows the president saying, "He's a communist, he's a communist," while pointing. The crowd then broke out into a chant of "USA! USA!" It is not immediately clear to Newsweek at the time of publication whether the protester or protesters were removed from the audience.
22 Comments
xenomor@lemmy.world · 140 pts · 21d
Sounds like the president is telling us that opposing pedophilia is a communist position.
Ariselas@piefed.ca · 95 pts · 21d
ok, so the choice is communist or pedophile ... I'll chose communist.
crazycraw@crazypeople.online · 56 pts · 21d
looks like communism is back on the menu boys
nkat2112@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 21d
It's notable that one way to "defend" the president during such events in which he's called out for raping children is to just shout "USA" repeatedly.
Further, it doesn't appear as though the Trump-Epstein files will be forgotten anytime soon.
velma@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 21d
It’s kinda brilliant. We can appropriate the “America First” slogan they’re so fond of if we want.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 21d
“Pressure has mounted.” Looks like we did it folks. Soon someone will get slammed. Nothing else to see here.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 20d
Yes, we can all rest peacefully knowing that at least the illegality of Trump's actions are being noted.......and absolutely nothing is being done to stop them
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 27 pts · 21d
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
I’d rather be red than a child rapist! I’d rather be pretty much anything else than a child rapist. What a pathetic piece of trash! 😂😂😂 I fucking love it! If I weren’t afraid of losing my job, I’d wait in line overnight to see him shit himself on stage, just so I could tell the same thing.
I’d support a PAC that helped recoup lost wages for those that take every opportunity to call Donald Trump a child rapist. I’d settle for “You protect pedophiles!”, but would prefer “Donald Trump: How many children have you raped!?” I would absolutely contribute to such a cause. We should find a way to make this happen. We could call it Friends For Trump 2028. This way, whenever one of our ads played, it would say paid for by Friends For Trump 2028.
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 21d
The person (persons) yelling that are actual heroes. People should protest like them more. Trump shouldn't be able to go out in public without people yelling at him that he's a pedophile. There were a few people that did this and you can see it really gets under his skin.
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 21d
It absolutely get’s under his skin, and I am all for it ☺️
Ramsesder13te@feddit.org · 16 pts · 21d
"pedophile protector!" "U S A! U S A!"
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 21d
There was also Trump's response of accusing the guy yelling of being a communist.
modus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
Is that supposed to be insulting?
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 21d
"Communism is when no pedophilia."
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 21d
😁
thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 21d
Unfortunately it was more of a "chant" and less "chants*
FatVegan@leminal.space · 5 pts · 20d
It's like these other videos. "Trump is getting booed off stage"
One guy is booing and you can't really hear it because hundreds are cheering for the pedophile
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 20d
In English, if someone says it over and over, it's "chants"
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 21d
That cannot be! He's not Hillary Clinton! I was told that she was running a pedophile ring out of the basement of a pizza parlor!
III@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 21d
I, too, only believe things when they confirm my existing biases.
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 20d
In his early rallies, he'd tell his base to attack his hecklers, and they'd get beat up.
Did this protester get physically assaulted?
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · -4 pts · 21d
He reminds me of the bad guy from kung fu hustle