Rejected For Republican Convo? Cincinnati 'Dodged A Bullet'
Cincinnati's initial disappointment at losing the Republican National Convention hosting honors to Cleveland has turned to relief as violence continues to ramp up nationwide. Predictions of violence, massive numbers of protesters and a need for strong police presence is even scaring away many Republican lawmakers who have already starting RSVPing "no" to the event.
WCPO reports that Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley.said:
“We’ve seen the violence at the Donald Trump rallies and I just think it’s probably best that it’s not coming here.”
Translation: We dodged a bullet! We had no idea that the xenophobic, racist, sexist, hateful bigot, Donald Trump would rise to the top of the GOP so fast. Had we known, we would never have competed. Thank you, God.
The video above, taken just last night in Costa Mesa, CA, shows violence outside a Trump rally and the police force that was not able to contain it. Video courtesy of ABC 7.
Cleveland is stuck planning for the worst, with threats of riots getting louder by the day. Add to the mix the threat of a contested convention, with the nominee up in the air until the last minute, and the violence and aggression may not be contained to just outside the convention. Cleveland is preparing for the worst, including riot gear for law enforcement.