Thursday, June 16, 2016

A journalist was stunned yesterday attending his first Trump Rally. Read his tweets here.

By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed. 


Jared Yates Sexton attended his first Trump rally yesterday and posted the series of tweets linked below. His comparison to the Nuremberg Rallies seems apt.

 Here are his four hours of tweets, in chronological order. . .

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Trump event like a security state. Just watched a girl get denied for being "too alternative."
2:21 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
There's an ungodly amount of extremely drunk people here.
2:25 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Big seller is a shirt that says Trump That Bitch. Everyone wearing one is being asked to pose for pictures. Big thumbs up. Big grins.
2:28 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Crowd chanting BUILD THAT WALL BUILD THAT WALL over operatic music.
3:04 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
I don't like Hitler comparisons but that was positively like Nuremburg rally level crazy.
3:08 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
People laughing about how pissed their sisters are going to be. "they deserve it"
3:10 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
There's a protestor next to me and he's scared to death
3:21 PM - 14 Jun 2016




Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Saying Orlando shooter shouldn't of been here as child of immigrants
4:02 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Increase military. Jobs. Refutation of immigrants and minorities.
4:09 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Bragging that he took credentials from WA Post. Crowd yells Kill them all.
4:12 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Says Obama lousy president, can't repeat what I'm hearing in the crowd
4:16 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Trump says "take care of our protestor, don't huuuurt him, take him home to mommy"
4:24 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Trump says not to hurt protestor, several chant HURT HIM HURT HIM
4:26 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Calls Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas, says he was asked to apologized, will only apologize to Pocahontas. Guy next to me does a war dance
4:43 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Rally ends. Crowd on way mumbling about immigrants. Vendors yelling HILLARY SUCKS BUT NOT LIKE MONICA. America. 2016.
4:52 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Just overheard: "you can't trust Latinos. Some maybe but not most"
4:53 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
So much casual racism, misogyny, homophobia, and just plain ugliness.
5:12 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
People breaking beer bottles in parking lot, throwing them on ground and at passing cars
5:14 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Telling myself they're angry about the economy. About changing technology and industry. But there's so much base-level ugliness.
5:23 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Suv blaring I Am A Real American, waving Trump hats and flipping off homeless and car with Mexican flag. What reality is this
5:34 PM - 14 Jun 2016

Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Article tomorrow: there are members of Trump's coalition who've been waiting for years for an excuse to let their hate out.
6:18 PM - 14 Jun 2016


Jared Yates Sexton @JYSexton
Clearing out of Greensboro. Thanks for the retweets and comments. Trump's candidacy is a virus that needs cured.
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