tee hee
As far as we know, Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention today. The crowd could drive him off the stage with boos and hearty go fuck yourself taunts because many attendees hate his guts. If he realizes what potential is in store for him, he will cancel; Trump only speaks to his worshipping fans. Trump can dish it out but can't take it.
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who quickly endorsed Trump after dropping out, was booed during his convention remarks Friday night when he mentioned Trump.
"I'm speaking to you as a libertarian at my own core. I have gotten to know Donald Trump over the course of the last several years and the last several months," Ramaswamy said as many in the crowd booed in response.
Ramaswamy continued, urging the audience of about 100 to ask themselves if they wanted to influence the next administration.
Separately, as Libertarian party members reviewed procedures and motions, a person at a microphone proposed that "we go tell Donald Trump to go f--- himself."
The attendees' reception for Vivek was also delicious. He was booed multiple times at different convention venues.
As delegates gathered at the Washington Hilton on the eve of his speech, the party’s decision to host the former president, which had split the organization, erupted Friday into open revolt. Fuming delegates at the convention said they plan to protest Trump’s speech, and one group sought unsuccessfully to remove the former president along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from the agenda — a move that resulted in thrown punches and obscenities between supporters and opponents of the move.
Trump's purpose in speaking is to head off any support building for Robert Kennedy Jr with his strong denial of vaccination benefits and policy.
Trump advisers say they plan to use his Saturday speech to highlight the overlap in Trump’s policies with those embraced by right-leaning libertarians. Richard Grenell, a former Trump cabinet official who is widely expected to play a role in a potential second Trump administration, has been reaching out to Libertarian Party leaders and activists, as has Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a libertarian-leaning Republican. Trump allies say the goal isn’t necessarily to dominate among libertarian voters, but rather minimize defections to a third-party candidate. During the 2020 campaign, Libertarian Party candidate Jo Jorgensen drew more votes in some key states than the margin separating Trump and now-President Joe Biden.
Senator Rand Paul, the nutball representing Kentucky, and his father, Ron Paul, are no fans of Trump.
“Any libertarian worth their stripes who has looked at Donald Trump’s record, will see that he barely aligns with the conservative camp and is a far cry from the Libertarian Party,” said Steven Nekhaila, a director at large for the Libertarian National Committee.
Or as Nathan Madden, a delegate from Arizona, put it, “He could get booed off stage.”
Madden, who said he will turn his back to Trump during the speech, added, “I think the Secret Service will tell him not to come.”
The live stream starts at 8 pm EST.
Yee ouch