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Protesters hold up pocket-sized Constitutions at Trump rally
By Harper Neidig
Several protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally on Thursday after they silently held up pocket-sized copies of the Constitution during his speech.
The Republican presidential nominee was talking about the border when he was caught off guard by the demonstration, which appeared to take place several rows directly in front of the stage at the Portland, Maine, rally.
“You know, we have another thing, we have 16,500— you can do whatever you want,” Trump said. “Go ahead, do whatever you want.”
The crowd chanted “USA” and loudly booed the protesters as they were escorted out.
The demonstration invoked Khizr Khan, a Muslim-American man whose son was killed while serving in Iraq as a U.S. Army captain.
Khan drew national attention last week when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention. During the speech, he pulled a copy of the Constitution from his pocket and asked if Trump had ever read it.
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