WASHINGTON ― On the eve of the Fourth of July, President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered outside the White House and behaved just as he would have liked: They screamed at, cursed out and physically intimidated one of his critics.
Waving U.S. flags and wearing “Make America Great Again” gear, dozens of people, mostly white men, came together Wednesday for a rally to celebrate the president ahead of his military-themed Independence Day event on the National Mall. And then there was Bruce, a homeless man who regularly hangs out near the White House and loudly condemns the president.
It was an inevitable, ugly clash.
“Trump is a dick!” shouted Bruce. “Trump supporters are the STD!”
“No, I’m a motherfucking American patriot, you piece of shit!” responded Terry Pennington of Charlotte, North Carolina. “You are a piece of shit!”
“Take your fucking medication!” chimed in a second Trump backer.
“Blah blah blah blah!” rambled a third Trump supporter in a “Blacks make racial slurs & commit hate crimes too!!” T-shirt. “You’re just a loud-mouthed whore!”
The yelling went on for at least 10 minutes. It was tense. One Trump supporter got in Bruce’s face and shoved him back with his shoulder. Someone threw a plastic bottle at Bruce. Even with Secret Service officers nearby, it was a bit scary, especially since Bruce was outnumbered by men who seemed worked up enough to throw a punch. “You can’t knock him out without going to jail,” Pennington growled to bystanders, walking away
“Trump is a dick! Trump supporters are the STD!” Bruce 2020
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