A Bernie Sanders rally that took place at the Colorado Convention Center on Sunday did not go through smoothly, as, during the event, two men were involved in a physical altercation.
The feud started when one of Sanders’s fans noticed a man with a T-shirt, which he deemed as offensive and racist because it read, “Black Guns Matter.”
The supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate then approached the other attendee of the rally and said he had a problem with the shirt.
According to the African-American male who wore the shirt, the white man, who called him a “racist,” did not have the right to do so, since he was not black and did not know about black lives, discrimination or the idea behind the shirt.
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The black man told CBS Denver : “He had a problem with the shirt I was wearing. I was recording the event, he walks up and calls me a racist. But I thought, ‘What’s he know about black lives, about discrimination, or, for that matter, the representation of the shirt.'”
He continued with: “I think it’s really a sad thing at a Bernie rally, when someone has a difference of opinion, that someone would be treated like that. I thought it really would be a lot more inclusive than that. It’s not a safe place to express differences. I would expect that sort of thing at a Trump rally.”
However, the argument quickly escalated to a physical level, and soon both men were fighting so violently that they fell through the metal barrier which stood between the attendees and the stage, where Senator Sanders was speaking at that point.
The two fighters were eventually separated from each other’s grip by their friends, who broke up the brawl. According to the Sanders supporter, who later presented himself as Tyler, the fight started because the man with the T-shirt snatched his smartphone out of his hands and charged at him.
However, the other brawler claimed that he was the one who was being attacked and stated that even though he found some of Sanders’ policies plausible, he did not share his opinion on gun regulations, but did not expect to be assaulted at a political rally.
Sanders, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, was forced to address the behavior of some of his supporters during the Nevada debate on Wednesday.
He said this was not the majority and has disavowed anyone talking about violence online and in real life when it comes to political opponents.
Bernie Sanders after being criticized for his supporters' online behavior: “99.9% of them are decent human beings…if there are a few people who make ugly remarks, who attack trade union leaders, I disown those people.”
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