Trump Loudly Heckled at Libertarian Convention

“Donald Trump encountered an unusually tough crowd at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night as the audience loudly booed him and used noisemakers to drown out his speech,” the Washington Post reports.

“The first current or former president to speak at the third-party’s convention, Trump made several major promises to libertarians in the crowded, rowdy room, including assuring the audience that he would appoint a libertarian to his Cabinet if elected in November. But the presumptive Republican nominee also taunted the third party that has typically garnered around 1 to 3 percent of the vote in presidential races, saying they should nominate him if they want to win.”

Said Trump, as he was booed loudly: “Maybe you don’t want to win. Keep getting your 3 percent every four years.”

New York Times: “When the jeers died down, Mr. Trump, visibly frustrated with the rowdy reception he had received ever since taking the stage, dug in and went a step further, seeming to insult the very group that had invited him.”

Politico: Libertarians jeer Trump during convention speech.