“He’s got a gun”
Gun control and gun rights have been a constant theme in this year’s election. Whether that be Trump telling Clinton to disarm her security guards or Clinton calling for the repeal of the District of Columbia v. Heller. On Friday night the issue of guns would finally hit home as Donald Trump would have his speech in Reno, Nevada interrupted by gun threats.
During Trump’s speech a member of the crowd would shout “gun” and set the audience into pandemonium. The suspect would be tackled to the ground by security and apprehended by the secret service. Trump would be rushed off the stage by security as well. It looked as if the speech would come to a grinding halt.
Trump was not done. After a short remission he would reemerge ready to continue his speech. Knowing Trump and his antics many expected a loud and condemning response from the Presidential candidate. Instead it as a short and precise reaction from Trump. He said “”Nobody said it was gonna be easy for us, but we will never be stopped”, and later followed up with “Nothing will stop us — we will make America great again!”
It is the precision and calm manor to this adversity that many did not expect from the republican candidate. Senator Clinton has worked tirelessly to paint the idea that Trump is unfit for office. That is the line of fire he would become irrational and hit the red button of doom. The opposite happen. Trump was faced with a threat, although after investigating no weapon would be found, and excelled with moving his campaign forward. Not only did he respond calmly, he managed to stay on track with his speech and work the incident to his advantage.