Donald Trump on Sunday proposed a new policy that many critics said is equivalent to legalizing "The Purge."
Trump spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he admitted that his attendees were "falling asleep" at one of his earlier rallies. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign noted that, as Trump was still speaking at the swing-state event over the weekend, rallygoers placed directly behind the former president started to funnel out of the building.
One comment Trump made drew condemnation on social media, as well as numerous comparisons to The Purge, a film series based on a dystopian world in which the government makes all crimes legal for a 12-hour period.
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As reported by Sebastian Smith, Trump in Erie, PA, says in US 'the police aren’t allowed to do their job.' To stop crime, you need 'one really violent day.' He says: 'One rough hour and I mean real rough, the word would get out and it would end immediately.'"
This didn't go over well.
The Intellectualist said in response that "TrumpPurge
Decision Desk HQ contributor Nick Field chimed in, "Trump literally calling for The Purge."
Political reporter Paul Blest asked, "Trump watch the Purge or just independently come up with the same idea?"
Conspiracy theory journalist and expert Mike Rothschild wrote, "
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