Trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws

[Rob L 3,811]

Now I am getting scared..this is not funny

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday led a mass rally in taking a pledge affirming their commitment to voting for him, and vowed to broaden existing laws regarding the interrogation of captured terrorist suspects.

The scene unfolded during a raucous rally in Orlando, Florida, that featured frequent interruptions by protesters.

"Let's do a pledge. Who likes me in this room?" Trump asked the crowd. "I've never done this before. Can I have a pledge? A swearing? Raise your right hand."

The Republican front-runner then had the audience repeat after him.

"I do solemnly swear that I, no matter how I feel, no matter what the conditions, if there are hurricanes or whatever, will vote on or before the 12th for Donald J. Trump for President."

The crowd ended the pledge with cheers.

"Now I know. Don't forget you all raised your hands. You swore. Bad things happen if you don't live up to what you just did," Trump said before continuing with his speech.

The Florida Republican primary is on March 15.

Just before leading the rally in the pledge, Trump once again opened the door to ordering the torture of captured suspected terrorists, just one day after vowing that he would not order military officials to violate international laws.

"We're going to stay within the laws. But you know what we're going to do? We're going to have those laws broadened because we're playing with two sets of rules: their rules and our rules," Trump said pointing to ISIS's tactics, which have included torture and brutal executions.

The comments mark a stark contrast to a statement Trump issued just a day earlier. After vigorously defending the use of waterboarding and suggesting that the U.S. should "go a lot further than waterboarding," Trump vowed Friday in a statement that he would "not order our military or other officials to violate those laws."

Trump's conflicting statements on torture come after Trump took heat from former national security officials like former CIA Director Michael Hayden, who argued that U.S. military officials would not follow any illegal orders issued by Trump as president.

"We have to obey the laws, but do you think ISIS is obeying the laws?" Trump asked his supporters on Saturday.

But the fervor at Trump's rally also came from protesters, who interrupted Trump's speech more than a dozen times, including two young men sitting behind the stage who shouted at Trump before a supporter grappled with one of them. An attendee wearing a white Trump shirt grabbed one of the protesters by the neck, attempting to force him out of the venue.

After the protesters were ejected, Trump remarked on "the hatred, the animosity" and the division in America today, seemingly laying the blame at the feet of President Barack Obama.

"You know, we have a divided country, folks. We have a terrible president who happens to be African-American. There has never been a greater division than just about what we have right now. The hatred, the animosity. I will bring people together. You watch," Trump said.

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[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

You should be. But it's going to continue until he offends the majority or we as a people vote against this. As long as he keeps going after the little guy it's going to get worse.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Yeap.... I said this in another thread.....

[eieio 1,594]

Good news!! About time!!

[ExPatty 502]

This pretty much clinches it. He's been trolling us this entire time.

I think this is all part of a documentary he's doing, like when Joaquin Phoenix acted crazy while making a movie.

[Rob L 3,811]

This pretty much clinches it. He's been trolling us this entire time.

I think this is all part of a documentary he's doing, like when Joaquin Phoenix acted crazy while making a movie.

I am there....He must wake up and say to the Trump. "What crazzyazzshit can come out of my mouth today that will cause my followers to say you know what, I am out, but they eat this up"

[Spamgeneral 46]

Trump supporters aren't too bright.

[ExPatty 502]

I said on this forum before intellectually I know trump is terrible but in my heart something yearns for it all, an ugly part but an honest one. Louis ck finally put it to words, God Iove him.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478530/Comedian-Louis-C-K-compares-Trump-Hitler-calling-insane-bigot.html

"And that voting for Trump is a way of saying f*** it. F*** them all. I really get it. Its a version of national Suicide. Or its like a big hit off of a crack pipe. Somehow we cant help it. Or we know that if we vote for Trump our phones will be a reliable source of dopamine for the next four years. I mean I cant wait to read about Trump every day. Its a rush. But you have to know this is not healthy."

[Rob L 3,811]

Trump supporters aren't too bright.

I don't mean to contradict you, but I think this is the most frightening part, their intelligence is normal or above, but normal people are swallowing this and the more proof you show, the less they believe that this line of thinking is bad for America

[Ban Hammer 13,622]

i wonder if they'll change "hail to the chief" to "hair to the chief"

[Rob L 3,811]

i wonder if they'll change "hail to the chief" to "hair to the chief"

It is feeling like Hiel to the chief

[OriZ 3,157]

Trump supporters aren't too bright.

Clinton supporters are retarded.

Man, this game is fun *rolls his eyes*

This is exactly what makes Trump popular. The more they'll make fun of his supporters, the stronger he'll be.

Personally I liked some of the candidates that are not in the game anymore much better(Rand Paul was one of them) but I'll take ANY GOP candidate over Clinton. Call me stupid, I don't care.

[Rob L 3,811]

Clinton supporters are retarded.

Man, this game is fun *rolls his eyes*

This is exactly what makes Trump popular. The more they'll make fun of his supporters, the stronger he'll be.

Personally I liked some of the candidates that are not in the game anymore much better(Rand Paul was one of them) but I'll take ANY GOP candidate over Clinton. Call me stupid, I don't care.

If the shoe fits...

[OriZ 3,157]

If the shoe fits...

Yeah, keep it up(141 IQ here btw), you'll be electing Trump yourselves and you're oblivious to it...now THAT's brilliancy.

Edited March 6, 2016 by OriZ

[Rob L 3,811]

Yeah, keep it up(141 IQ here btw), you'll be electing Trump yourselves and you're oblivious to it...now THAT's brilliancy.

You do have a very good point that the more you question trump supporters on the wisdom of their decision, the deeper the dig in.

But still the media is giving Donald Trump a pass when he can say these things and get away mostly unquestioned. It seems that they are content to let the Don be the Don. The parallel s between his tactics and those of Mussolini (whether he believes what comes out of his mouth) are remarkable