A Trump-hating fool messed with the wrong Trump supporter in a mall in Pennsylvania:
THE BLAZE – Seems a Trump supporter was wearing his red MAGA hat when another man “told him to take the hat off,” Police Chief Will Clark told the paper, adding that the pair were “complete strangers.”
When the man refused, the Trump hater “threatened to assault him” and then “took a swipe at the hat to knock it off his head,” Clark added to the Citizens’ Voice.
The chief told the paper at that point the MAGA hat-wearer backed up, pulled out his gun, and “pointed it at the ground.”
As you might guess, the aggressor got way less aggressive — in fact, “the guy took off,” Clark noted to the Citizens’ Voice.
The man who pulled out his gun has a concealed carry permit, police added to the paper.
But patrons panicked and fled the mall as well, police told the Citizens’ Voice, adding that fears of a mass shooter at the mall spread online.
However, police quickly posted on social media that there was no active shooter — and that the Trump supporter appeared justified in pulling his gun in self-defense, the paper reported.
Clark added to the Citizens’ Voice that the aggressor “was obviously not a proponent of Donald Trump.”
It’s a good thing this Trump supporter had his gun with him and used it responsibly, as the Chief said “he pointed it at the ground.”
I get why people might freak out, but clearly this guy had no choice but to protect himself and I’m glad he did. In doing so he also completely de-escalated the dangerous situation, and in an unfortunate circumstance escalated another one.
The police chief said they were taking no action against the Trump supporter because he did nothing wrong. They are, however, still looking for the suspect who vacated the mall rather quickly when he saw the gun.