After receiving a notice from his security that someone might be planning to throw tomatoes at him (again), Trump told his supporters to “knock the crap out of them … I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees.” The crowd vociferously cheered him on.
Trump to Iowa rally supporters: "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them." https://t.co/XYWs6uBRnb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 1, 2016
This isn’t the first time Trump has condoned violence—last year he told Fox News that a Black Lives Matter activist who got attacked at his rally “should have been roughed up.” Say what you will about George W. Bush, but when confronted with a projectile all he did was duck.