I guess a lot of people are talking about the Trump supporter who punched a black guy at a rally in North Carolina, yesterday. If you haven’t seen the video, it was a sucker punch thrown at a young man who was in the process of being ushered out of the rally. The Trumpista launched a short right-hook that landed to the eye but really didn’t have much juice on it. I wouldn’t talk a lot of smack about hitting a guy who wasn’t looking and not even being able to deck him. It was actually a pretty anemic performance, although it landed with enough force to cause some lingering soreness.
INSIDE EDITION tracked down the supporter, 78-year-old John McGraw, who was unrepentant.
When asked if he liked the rally, he said: “You bet I liked it. Knocking the hell out of that big mouth.”
And when asked why he punched the protester, he said: “Number one, we don’t know if he’s ISIS. We don’t know who he is, but we know he’s not acting like an American, cussing me… If he wants it laid out, I laid it out.”
He added: “Yes, he deserved it. The next time we see him, we might have to kill him. We don’t know who he is. He might be with a terrorist organization.”
This is just embarrassing all around. John McGraw is clearly Alan Keyes-crazy. I mean, he’s absolutely bug-nuts insane.
And the victim, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, wasn’t laid out until the security guards tackled him for the offense of being punched in the eye.
Normally, I wouldn’t mock a 78-year-old man for punching like an eight-year-old, but he seems to think he’s some kind of tough guy. I’m only forty-six and I know enough not to tangle with a fit 26-year-old man.
Maybe I ought to give this guy a break since he thinks anyone who doesn’t look like him might be a terrorist, but I hope they prosecute him and he spends some time in jail.
At a minimum, he should be prohibited from consuming right-wing media for the rest of his life.