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progressoid

(50,713 posts)
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 03:54 PM Oct 2018

Trump supporter tries to attack elderly protester with her own walker.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) - For at least three hours, demonstrators holding signs directed at President Donald Trump stood along 23rd Avenue across from the Mid-America Center.

Just as the night was ending, emotions boiled over after an elderly protester was allegedly threatened and a daughter feared for her mother's safety.

...

"He grabbed my sign then he grabbed my walker," Evelyn Russel said. "He had it held up over his head like he was going to hit me with it."

Russell's daughter reacted by taking the man to the ground for her mother's safety.

"I proceeded to tackle him to bring him down from my mother and that's when he began to punch me," Sugar Russel said. "That's when I put my hands up and waited for people to get off."




https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/emotions-boil-over-after-demonstrators-stand-outside-mac



I was there for about 3 hours but left just before this incident. We got called lots of names by those good MAGA people.

Video at link.
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Trump supporter tries to attack elderly protester with her own walker. (Original Post) progressoid Oct 2018 OP
THERE is the MOB! THEM!!!!! MAGATS! Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #1
Loved this sign: sagesnow Oct 2018 #2
Was afraid to go to this rally for this very reason. sagesnow Oct 2018 #3
HA! That was me! progressoid Oct 2018 #5
Did he get arrested? rockfordfile Oct 2018 #4
Nope. She didn't press charges. progressoid Oct 2018 #6
Did you see that guy! The daughter's some serious badass to take him down. TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #7
That was a very large man that took on an older woman who is somewhat disabled rurallib Oct 2018 #9
Very shitty reporting. roody Oct 2018 #8

sagesnow

(2,869 posts)
3. Was afraid to go to this rally for this very reason.
Wed Oct 10, 2018, 04:02 PM
Oct 2018

Too many Maga morons in one location can be dangerous.

rurallib

(63,156 posts)
9. That was a very large man that took on an older woman who is somewhat disabled
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 09:59 AM
Oct 2018

sure shows what kind of cowards follow Trump.

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