Donald Trump said of a protester at one of his rallies , “ in the good old days they would have carried him out on a stretcher . ” His world reveres this brand of toughness . This toughness is not about the strength it takes to use restraint or to make really hard decisions . It is about “ punching life.injure.na that guy in the face , ” or at a minimum , saving face ― his . I will resist the temptation to belabor the nuclear codes point again , and rather just query do we really want a thin - skinned president who , as he suggested , if a government leader ( Castro ) was not on the tarmac to meet his plane , “ would turn around Air Force One and come home . ” Or one who when confronted with the fact that whether or not his careless re - tweet of a white supremacist - created Jewish star and dollar bill - backed attack of Hillary Clinton was anti - Semitic , ca n’t even just give one of those non - apology - apologies , “ I am sorry if I offended anyone . ” A “ tough - guy ” who instead declares major newscasters stupid and sick and makes it all about the media who dare to criticize him , with never a word to David Duke and the ugly element high - fiving him and resending his initial offensive post . Whether or not the post was intended to even more firmly entrench this segment of support , Trump demonstrates his version of tough , one that glorifies his opinion and his being right over all else .

So , she gets a subpoena and after – not before , that would be bad – but after getting a subpoena to give over your emails and lots of other things , she deleted the emails . ” Chopping the air with his right hand , Trump roared : “ She has to go to jail . ” The crowd erupted , punching life.injure.injurycausedbyviolentevents the air , holding placards aloft and chanting , “ Lock her up ! ” – a demand that Trump used to disavow . He pressed for more : “ And her law firm , which is the very big and powerful law firm , which is the one that said , ‘ Oh , they ’ll determine what they ’re giving ’ , those representatives within that law firm that did that have to go to jail . ” Once again , Conway attempted to play down the threat .

( Abha Bhattarai ) A Pennsylvania college student convicted of raping an unconscious woman in her dorm room will spend six to 12 years in prison . The strong sentencing of the 20-year - old comes in the wake of ex - Stanford swimmer Brock Turner receiving only six months for a similar crime . ( AP ) Two New Hampshire state troopers who were caught on video repeatedly punching life.injure.injurycausedbyviolentevents a suspect were arrested and charged . ( Mark Berman ) Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski ( Coach K ) condemned North Carolina ’s “ bathroom bill ” legislation , calling the state ’s H.B. 2 “ an embarrassing bill . "

Richard L. Campbell , the man accused of sucker - punching life.injure.injurycausedbyviolentevents a 69-year - old protester outside a Donald Trump rally in Asheville , NC on Monday , is vigorously denying the charge — and has video that his attorney says proves his innocence . Campbell ’s attorney , Ruth Smith , spoke exclusively to Breitbart News on Wednesday morning . “ She grabbed him … and he did n’t even see her , ” she said .