Donald Trump attempted to appeal to Libertarian voters Saturday despite roaring boos and opposition chants that called him a “liar” and “wannabe dictator.”
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Former President Donald Trump was booed and heckled Saturday night as he tried to sway the Libertarian vote in his direction at the party’s national convention, but his efforts—which included promises to nominate a Libertarian to his cabinet and commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, who founded an online marketplace to buy and sell illegal drugs—were largely met with loud jeering and shouted insults from the crowd.Key Facts
Some of the loudest boos came when Trump recommended the Libertarian party choose him as its nominee, saying “we should win together,” but jeers repeatedly popped up throughout the speech, including after Trump suggested he may be a libertarian “without even trying to be one.”
After being continuously booed and heckled—audience members called him a « liar, » « panderer » and « wannabe dictator »—Trump turned on the audience and mocked the Libertarian Party’s poor voting record, telling them if they didn’t vote for him, they could « keep getting your 3% every four years.”
The Republican presidential candidate called President Joe Biden the “worst president in the history of the United States”—which was met with response cries of “that’s you”—and Trump begged the Libertarians to “combine with” the Republicans, saying the two parties “should not be fighting each other.”
During at least one point in the speech, a silhouette of a rubber chicken was visible in front of the former president in video of the address—the rubber chickens were circulated among supporters of Robert F.
