'I get so angry': Trump threatens to 'knock the hell out of' rally workers after mic cuts out
For nearly four straight minutes, former President Donald Trump raged about his microphone issues at a Wisconsin rally, and even appeared to threaten violence at one point.
HuffPost reported that during his most recent rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the ex-president launched into a tirade against the venue's sound crew after his mic continuously cut out. He angrily vowed to not "pay the damn bill" and told his supporters he planned to stiff his campaign's vendors if they don't "do a good job."
"You got to be kidding? Do you want to see me knock the hell out people backstage?" Trump said, as his supporters were heard chanting "fix the mic."
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"I get so angry I’m up here seething, I’m seething, I’m working my ass off with this stupid mic," he continued while holding a hand-held microphone. "I’m blowing out my left arm now I’m going to blow out my right arm and I’m blowing out my damn throat, too, because of these stupid people."
At one point while ad-libbing, the ex-president made a crude gesture mimicking oral sex on the lectern when complaining about how low the microphone was positioned on the lectern, while his supporters laughed. He also managed to include a quip attacking General John Kelly — his former White House chief of staff who said me met the definition of a fascist in an interview with the New York Times — when talking about firing people.
"I don't ask for much. The only thing I ask for is a good mic. And this is the second time today this happened," he added. "If I were the president, and, you know, like a dopey guy, like this guy Kelly, who's a total moron, and that happened, I'd fire him. And everybody would say, gee, I'm such a bad person."
Audio issues have been a consistent problem at Trump's rallies. During an October event in Detroit, Michigan, the former president's mic cut out, prompting him to pace around onstage for roughly 18 minutes while his supporters chanted various slogans to keep the energy up.
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Both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were in the Milwaukee area on Friday night, with the latter holding a star-studded rally in the suburbs of the Badger State's largest city. Harris' "When We Vote We Win" rally featured performances by the Isley Brothers, along with rappers GloRilla, MC Lyte and Flo Milli. Rapper Cardi B gave the speech introducing Harris, and referred to both herself and the Democratic nominee as "underdogs."
"Just like Kamala Harris, I too have been the underdog,” Cardi B said. “I’ve been underestimated. My success, belittled and discredited. Women have to work 10 times harder, perform 10 times better, and still, people question us how we got to the top.”
Watch the video of Trump's microphone rant below, or by clicking this link.
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