Breitbart, Trump supporters are furious with Trump over his 'broken promise' of jailing Clinton
For months on the campaign trail, Donald Trump's rallies were peppered with signs depicting Hillary Clinton behind bars and shaken with shouts of "lock her up!" The president-elect had even vowed to appoint a special prosecutor to go after his "crooked" opponent if he were to be elected.
But as Trump's former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway confirmed Tuesday, Trump has apparently decided Clinton has "been through enough" and he won't be pursuing investigations. "If Donald Trump can help [Clinton] heal, then perhaps that's a good thing to do," Conway said.
But for many of Trump's supporters, the about-face in their candidate's treatment of Clinton is nothing short of a betrayal:
Breitbart is not happy pic.twitter.com/m3YVZWbIYu
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) November 22, 2016
Whoa! I thought we elected @realDonaldTrump president. Did we make him the FBI, & DOJ? His job is to pick those guys, not do their jobs. https://t.co/8JCQOO0dSF
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) November 22, 2016
@KellyannePolls ITS NOT TRUMP'S DUTY TO HELP CRIMINAL CLINTON TO HEAL!! #LOCKHERUP
— BLS Adam (@bls_sdmf_77) November 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump
No to put Clinton in jail in YOUR FIRST MISTAKE!
You ran on that, & some of us voted on it. LOCK HER UP!— wendy r lacy (@wendylacy3) November 22, 2016
Conway added that "look, I think [Trump is] thinking of many different things as he prepares to become the president of the United States, and things that sound like the campaign are not among them."