What was Trump's response then?
"Donald Trump, a billionaire real estate mogul and potential Republican Presidential candidate, appeared on Fox and Friends Monday and ripped into Pamela Geller’s “Draw Muhammad” free speech event in Garland, Texas, which came under fire by two Islamic terrorists.
The purpose of the event – sponsored by Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) – was to defend free speech and remain defiant in the face of Islamic totalitarians.
Nevertheless, Trump blamed Geller for “taunting people,” and asked why she would sponsor an event that encouraged reckless things like drawing cartoons.
“I watched Pam prior, and it looked like she’s just taunting everybody,” Said Trump. “What is she doing drawing Muhammad? And it looks like she’s actually taunting people – and it’s disgusting that it happened and everything else. But why are they doing drawing Muhammad? Isn’t there something else they can draw.”
Trump elaborated further, following the mainstream media’s lead and again blaming Geller– not the shooters– for “taunting” the radical Muslims who sought to mass-murder her and other free speech activists:
I just say, they can’t do something else? They have to be in the middle of Texas doing something on Muhammad and insulting everybody? It’s disgusting what happened, and we have to be very strong, but it looks to me like she’s somebody who is just taunting them.
After ripping into Geller for promoting an event in which Muhammad cartoons were drawn, Trump asserted, “I’m one that believes in free speech, probably more than she does.”
“But what’s the purpose of this? She’s taunting them,” he added. “It’s very risky for her; I don’t know, maybe she likes risk. But what the hell is she doing, and what is the purpose of it?”
from: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/05/04/trump-blames-geller-for-being-attacked-by-jihadis-what-is-she-doing-drawing-muhammad/
LOOK, SLEAZEBAG: You claimed that Pamela Gellers FREE SPEECH WAS INCITING HATRED when all she was doing was pointing out THAT ISLAM HATES and they tried to KILL HER FOR IT!
You made yourself a DHIMMI by trying to SILENCE her She was proved right!!
You tried to silence her to get peace!!
you traded her right to free speech for peace!!
WHY DIDNT YOU DEMAND JUSTICE FOR PAM GELLER INSTEAD??
WHAT KIND OF SPEECH DESERVES MURDER IN RETURN??
I dont care WHAT she or anyone else drew, or said, or make circles in the air about. They tried to MURDER her and 150 other AMERICANS and the first words out of your mouth was about how inciteful she was.
YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THEY WERE PROVING SHE WAS RIGHT ABOUT HOW MURDEROUS THEY ARE INSTEAD!!!
you are unfit to be President.
I’m sure you’ll be pleased with yourself after voting for Hillary, but you make a liar of yourself by proclaiming Trump questioning the logical sense of provoking someone you know to be nuts as the same as supporting the nuts.
I mean, you claim because Trump questioned Pam’s motives means he supports islam and therefore wanting to close their temples is against what he said of Pam.
You make about as much sense as man that cuts off his genitals calling himself a woman.
Where did Trump blame her? I don’t see it.
Eat nuts, the rest of the candidates suck
Who do u suggest we vote for? ...not a trick question. I am a Trump supporter but I listen to all viewpoints on FR
You’re spot on, RaceBannon. IMO, Trump is a narcissistic loose cannon. We’ve just experienced 7 years under a narcissistic loose cannon and look where we are today. No thanks.
Just another politician.
Uh.. weren't the perps shot and killed right there?
Wasn't that justice? If not, what would you call it?
Heller put herself in harms way logically. Then she wanted protection at tax payer expense, right?
She made herself the honey as a target.
Sure go after those who went after her, but none of us would suggest it is safe as a citizen to do what she was doing to her or to all the other public at large who became in danger of being killed.
Maybe leave it to the professionals but report all you find out along the way.
I don’t like Trump’s views on what Islam means to the US and our Constitution. He is showing more and more that he knows little about Islamic relations to and intentions for the US at least to what Jefferson recognized. I tend to believe that under a Trump administration the culture of Islam could/would be fitted to the culture of the Founding Fathers. Trump is dead wrong as to any such happening upholding the intent of the Founders and our Constitution. It still leaves me asking myself to whom can/should I turn. Fiorina-no. Carson doubtful. Cruz-perhaps. Any of the democrats-no. One thing I do know is that this is a very interesting and crucial time for the US.
From what you wrote it sounds like Trump sees some limitations to the first amendment and he’s willing to apply them to mosques that advocate and/or incite violence.
His criticism of Geller for ‘taunting’ indicates a willingness to consider the application of those limitations in more than one direction.
I’m willing to bet Trump doesn’t take kindly to burning the American flag either, but I’m not sure that makes him ‘unfit’ to lead the nation.
When Presidential candidates say stupid things like, “yeah, I would consider closing a mosque” in the vein of an old clown at the end of the bar on a Saturday at 1pm, that is when you might was to consider if this is the guy you want running stuff in our country.
The good news is that he is smart enough to have good people around who might just tell him that is a stupid idea.
We must indeed, all hang together, or, most assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Ben Franklin (1706 -1790).
My humble opinion here. It is that against the incredible deviousness of these adversaries, a united front is the best form of attack. They have mastered the art of dividing one against the other.