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Trump met with boos asking Libertarians for nomination, votes at chaotic convention

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    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -42% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : We're gonna get him home," Trump said to the crowd.
41% : "I think you should nominate me or at least vote for me, and we should win together," Trump said to the booing crowd.
40% : "Only if you want to win - only if you want to win, maybe you don't want to win," Trump said.
35% : Trump carried out his speech without much interruption but was visibly on edge - standing just rows away from the Libertarian members who openly opposed him, closer than the usual distance he maintains from the crowd at his usual campaign rallies.
35% : Acknowledging that he was speaking to an unfriendly crowd, Trump kicked off his speech by answering the question of why he was there - quipping that he is "sure as hell" a Libertarian now that he's been indicted by the government multiple times.
35% : "In the last year, I've been indicted by the government for 91 different things, so if I wasn't a libertarian before, I sure as hell am a libertarian now," Trump said, joking about various court battles he faces, in all of which he denies wrongdoing.
35% : You have a lot of common sense," Trump said, telling Libertarian voters to not "waste" their votes.
34% : "There are always members who will make a poor decision and vote for Trump in my opinion, but he certainly will not gain by vote without question," said Kentucky delegate Don Stacy.
33% : "The Libertarian Party should nominate Trump for President of the United States," Trump said, quoting an editorial published by a Libertarian writer in recent days.
31% : Trump also distinguished himself from President Joe Biden, who was invited to attend the Libertarian convention, but was not speaking at the event: "Why isn't Joe Biden here speaking to you tonight?
30% : At one point, Trump seemed to mock the Libertarians who were booing him as he was attempting to pitch himself as their nominee.
27% : "Courting Libertarian voters, Trump expanded on a number of things he's done or would do on key Libertarian issues: Anti-war policies, cryptocurrency, First and Second Amendment rights and the demolition of federal agencies, among other things.
25% : Trump announced during his remarks that he will commute the prison sentence of Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence for his role in creating the Silk Road, an anonymous e-commerce website that was known for its sale of illegal substances, especially marijuana.
18% : After Trump's remarks, senior campaign official Jason Miller downplayed the hostile atmosphere from Libertarian party members throughout his speech, saying policies Trump laid out were "all home runs" and that he had "some big applause lines.
12% : The crowd was a mix of non-Libertarian Party members supporting Trump and Libertarian Party members, several of whom had told ABC News ahead of Trump's speech that they were there to express their dissatisfaction with Trump.

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