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Resurfaced 2016 clip shows Obama defending Trump supporter: 'Don't boo'
A 2016 video of then-President Barack Obama quieting a booing crowd to defend an elderly Trump supporter at a Hillary Clinton rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, is circulating again as Obama returns to the campaign trail for the midterms.
A video from November 2016 showing then-President Barack Obama telling a booing crowd to respect an elderly Trump supporter is circulating widely again online, as Obama returns to the campaign trail ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
The footage was recorded on Nov. 4, 2016, at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As Obama spoke, a man in a military-style uniform raised a Trump sign, and parts of the crowd began chanting and booing.
Obama repeatedly asked the audience to settle down. "You've got an older gentleman who is supporting his candidate," he said. "First of all, we live in a country that respects free speech. Second of all, it looks like maybe he might have served in our military, and we got to respect that. Third of all, he was elderly, and we got to respect our elders. And fourth of all, don't boo."
Trump's 'screaming' claim
Hours later, Trump, then the Republican nominee, told a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania, that Obama had screamed at the protester. PolitiFact rated the claim "Pants on Fire," its lowest rating, noting that Obama had in fact defended the man's right to free speech.
Versions of the clip now making the rounds carry captions contrasting Obama's response with how protesters have been treated at Trump rallies.
Obama has been stumping for Democratic candidates in recent days and accused Trump of years of "chaos and cruelty" at a rally in Cleveland on Saturday.
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