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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2 yrs ago today, Rashida Tlaib kicked out of Trump speech for asking if he'd read the Constitution
Rashida Tlaib: Why I disrupted Donald Trump
Aug. 24, 2016
____I cant describe the fear that gripped me when I rose in front of nearly 2,000 professionals at this tony, corporate setting. I watched as Trump supporters taunted the women who stood before me as they were aggressively and briskly led to the exits. I froze, feeling the anger around me that would make anyone tremble. Yet, I could only think of the unwavering love for my two sons to find the courage to do my own part.
Watching my 11-year olds anxiety increase the more he hears from his friends about what Donald Trump said or wants to do if he is elected has been heartbreaking. So when I heard Trump was coming to Detroit to speak only a few miles from our home, I couldnt say no when I was offered a ticket to attend his speech.
I told Trump that our children deserve better and I asked him to provide a better example to our kids. I implored him to read the U.S. Constitution. And then I was grabbed by several security personnel who physically moved me to the exit while I continued to express my concerns...
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2 yrs ago today, Rashida Tlaib kicked out of Trump speech for asking if he'd read the Constitution (Original Post)
bigtree
Aug 2018
OP
With candidates like this we are building a Blue Wave that will last for generations n/t
Tom Rinaldo
Aug 2018
#6
I don't think she was just kicked out. She was arrested at the event being mentioned.
NCTraveler
Aug 2018
#8
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)1. GOTV works.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)2. I am so grateful
for people like her who are stepping up in such a huge way for our country.
bigtree
(85,919 posts)3. I love the shift from agitation to action
...very inspiring.
Javaman
(62,443 posts)4. I would love to see her ask that same question in congress
and have it as part of the congressional record.
Let's hope it happens.
...even Jefferson recognized value in the Muslim community.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/12/11/how-thomas-jefferson-and-other-founding-fathers-defended-muslim-rights/?utm_term=.84d3a68165b9
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)6. With candidates like this we are building a Blue Wave that will last for generations n/t
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. Thank you Rashida!!
Well done! Don't get mad, get ELECTED!
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)8. I don't think she was just kicked out. She was arrested at the event being mentioned.
Zero chance of her losing this election.