Awkward moment in Trump's rally when Indian-American supporter gets kicked out
There was a belief in GOP circles that once elected, Donald Trump would become more moderate and inclusive. Basically, that he would stop being Trump.
Things haven't really gone that way as the Presidential nominee has done the exact opposite week after week and continued with his outlandish ways, alienating an already thinning support base. He recently disrespected a Gold Star family, he called Barack Obama the founder of ISIS and asked Russians to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails.
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Yet, a large number of American people support him. But the problem is that we have reached a stage where the loose cannon that is Trump can't even differentiate between detractors and supporters.
| Donald Trump makes a face at his night rally in Des Moines. Photo: Reuters |
On Friday, a Indian-origin teenager was escorted out of Donald Trump's rally in Charlotte, North Carolina after the Presidential nominee's staff said they recognised him as a frequent protester.
Jake Anantha, and 18-year-old college student, insisted he was a Trump supporter (he was wearing a Trump t-shirt for god's sake), but made it clear that after this treatment, he wouldn't be voting for the GOP candidate in the November elections.
"I told him I've never been to another rally in my life," Anantha said. "I'm a huge Trump supporter. I would never protest against Trump."
Anantha feels that he was shunted out of the rally because of the colour of his skin as he saw many white people being allowed after he was forced to leave.
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"I thought (Trump) was for all people. I don't believe he is for all people anymore," he told the Observer. "Why are all these white people allowed to attend and I'm not?"
Anantha wasn't the only one who Trump's trusted force threw out. Rose Hamid, another American at the rally, was also shown the exit. An observant Muslim, Hamid was distributing flowers at the rally to change the perception about her community.