Posted on 03/10/2016 3:18:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Trump supporter who was filmed sucker punching a protester during Wednesday's rally in North Carolina said: "Next time, we might have to kill him."
Multiple videos show the protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, raising a middle finger to the crowd as security escorted him from the rally - before the unnamed supporter punched him to the ground.
INSIDE EDITION tracked down the supporter, 78-year-old John McGraw, who was unrepentant.
When asked if he liked the rally, he said: "You bet I liked it. Knocking the hell out of that big mouth."
And when asked why he punched the protester, he said: "Number one, we don't know if he's ISIS. We don't know who he is, but we know he's not acting like an American, cussing me... If he wants it laid out, I laid it out."
He added: "Yes, he deserved it. The next time we see him, we might have to kill him. We don't know who he is. He might be with a terrorist organization."
On Thursday, officials arrested and charged McGraw with assault and battery and disorderly conduct, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
Jones told INSIDE EDITION on Thursday morning that his left eye still hurts from the punch and he remains confused about why he was being taken out by security in the first place.
He added that he doesn't regret going to the rally for the GOP frontrunner.
"Donald Trump probably doesn't care about what happened. He is already onto the next thing," he said. "If I can go to another [Trump] rally, I would go if I can."
When IE told Jones about his alleged attacker's comments, he said he did not have a response.
Jones attended the rally with friends.
"The people that are going to his rallies are hateful people," Jones' friend Ronnie Rouse told IE. "Not in general, because you cannot put a label on all of the people - but there is hatred."
Trump Derangement Syndrome.
like I said, GREAT punch for a 20 year old, no less 78.
watched it several times and as an ex boxer, it was GOOD.
tables turned for once.
Lighten up a bit.
Your guy is a disruptor in this race. He is nowhere near a winning candidate, yet you endlessly parrot every single post to constantly try to build him up.
That is fine. You also post a lot of things which are (very) pro-Donald.
But this is beneath you, I think.
Are you paid to post this stuff?
Instigator.
Your better than this...
Unless you're not...
So out of however many hundred thousand people have turned out to see Trump, there’s now a total nutjob to shine the spotlight on.
Christmas has come early for you, it would seem. I look forward to seeing this story submitted every time there’s a new source over the next 4 days.
So you can read minds now? The CIA could use that skill.
Is this poster an “instigator” as well?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3407655/posts
So a 78 year old elderly guy gave it to a black guy was effectively calling them all bigots and racists? Doesn’t bother me.
“The next time we see him, we might have to kill him.”
I have been afraid Trump’s actions will cause something like this.
So you are double-posting now?
That is the same story. Yet here you are, posting it again?
False flag bs. He could easily be a Cruz or Hillary supporter pretending to be Trump. I want his background
This is too easy to see
He announced in March, 3 months before Trump, but he’s the disruptor?
You know you’re over the target....
when you start taking flack.
And boy, is this target going to be a doozy.
Trump camp followers just doing what the head thug told them to do. Get violent. Remind you of anyone? (”If they bring a knife, we/you bring a gun”.) Trump never grew out of his ‘rebellious, rowdy, bullying’ childhood....
obviously.
Probably.
The self righteousness and hyperbole is out of control.
Both sides, we probably agree on THAT...
Trump has tacitly encouraged violence against protestors so he shares the blame for the assault that happened at his rally.
Yep.
Cruz is the disruptor.
There. I said it.
Save it! When Beck and Graham get called out for what they were going to do to Trump and Cruz then I might listen.
Look at the time stamps. (A) It didn’t show up in my search because it wasn’t there yet and (B) they’re from different sources, which is allowed here.
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