Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is accusing Donald Trump of “literally inciting violence among his supporters.” Sanders made the comment in a town hall with NBC’s Chuck Todd.
Todd asked, “Marco Rubio this morning said the following, ‘We are now a nation where people hate each other.’ It was sort of a stark– and obviously, he’s reacting to the Donald Trump rallies. How do you react to what we’ve been seeing?”
“I don’t agree with that all,” Sanders said. “I understand where Senator Rubio is coming from. What he is disturbed about and what I am disturbed about is we have a major candidate for president of the United States, Donald Trump, who is literally inciting violence among his supporters. When he says that he is prepared to pay the legal fees of somebody who sucker punches somebody, what he is really essentially saying is, ‘Go, go, go, do it, supporters. Go beat up people.'”
Todd followed up, “It’s a permission slip?” “Absolutely,” said Sanders. “It’s more than a permission slip. It’s an enticement. It’s saying, ‘You can beat up people. That’s what this campaign is about, and don’t worry about it. I’ll pay the legal fees. It’s a good thing to do.’ That is outrageous.”
