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‘You people were nasty, mean and vicious’

Donald Trump finally admits his supporters during the US presidential election campaign were ‘violent’ after calling his rallies a “love fest’ and the ‘safest place on Earth’

President-elect Trump thanked a crowd of thousands of supporters for helping him win the election before calling them 'vicious'

DONALD Trump has told his supporters that they were “nasty and mean and vicious” during the US presidential election campaign.

Trump made the comments at a stop in Orlando, Florida during his Thank You Tour on Friday.

 President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour in Orlando
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour in OrlandoCredit: Alamy

Addressing some 11,000 supporters, he said: “You people were vicious, violent, screaming, ‘Where’s the wall? We want the wall!’ Screaming, ‘Prison! Prison! Lock her up!’ I mean you are going crazy.

"I mean, you were nasty and mean and vicious and you wanted to win, right?”

“But now, you’re mellow and you’re cool and you’re not nearly as vicious or violent, right? Because we won, right?”

 President-elect Donald Trump points to cheering supporters, in front of a backdrop of Christmas trees, at a rally in Orlando
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President-elect Donald Trump points to cheering supporters, in front of a backdrop of Christmas trees, at a rally in OrlandoCredit: Alamy
 Trump told his supporters they had been “nasty and mean and vicious” at rallies during his presidential campaign
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Trump told his supporters they had been “nasty and mean and vicious” at rallies during his presidential campaignCredit: Getty Images
 He made the comments on Friday as he recapped his election campaign and path to victory
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He made the comments on Friday as he recapped his election campaign and path to victoryCredit: AP:Associated Press

The President-elect also admitted for the first time there was an issue with violence at some of his rallies, having repeatedly downplayed reports, saying his rallies were “the safest place on Earth.”

CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond said he was abused at that very rally in Orlando by a Trump supporter who threw an empty water bottle at him and called him “trash”.

During his campaign against Hillary Clinton to win the battle to the White House, Trump claimed his rallies were the "safest place on Earth" and called them a "love fest".

At a rally in Iowa in February, he told supporters to “knock the crap out of” hecklers. He also offered to pay the legal fees for a support who sucker-punched a protester at a rally in North Carolina.

“Whatever happened to the deplorables, right? They’re not so deplorable,” he said Friday. “They’re not so deplorable anymore.”

Trump also admitted that he thought he was going to lose the election.

“We thought for about two or three hours that we were gonna lose,” Mr Trump told the crowd.

Earlier today, Trump was ridiculed online after his tweet about a “stolen” US Navy drone contained an embarrassing spelling mistake.]

 “You people were vicious, violent, screaming, ‘Where’s the wall? We want the wall!’ Screaming, ‘Prison! Prison! Lock her up!’ I mean you are going crazy. I mean, you were nasty and mean and vicious and you wanted to win, right?”
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“You people were vicious, violent, screaming, ‘Where’s the wall? We want the wall!’ Screaming, ‘Prison! Prison! Lock her up!’ I mean you are going crazy. I mean, you were nasty and mean and vicious and you wanted to win, right?”Credit: AP:Associated Press
 President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage with Vice President-elect Mike Pence
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 President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage with Vice President-elect Mike PenceCredit: AP:Associated Press
 A woman holds a sign which reads Israel for Trump at a rally in Orlando
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 A woman holds a sign which reads Israel for Trump at a rally in OrlandoCredit: AP:Associated Press

President-elect Trump took to social media to slam China after a warship seized one of the US’ underwater drones.

The capture took place yesterday in the South China sea right in front of the crew of an American ship.

Despite complex negotiations needed to ensure the drone’s return, Trump voiced his outrage on social media.

The President-elect wrote: “China steals United States Navy research drone in international water – rips it out of water and take it to China in unpresidented (sic) act.”

Despite Trump’s removal and replacement of the tweet, keen-eyed Twitter users were quick to spot his “unprecedented” mistake.


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