Things got ugly well before David Duke took the debate stage Wednesday night in Louisiana. Hillary Clinton’s struggle to attract younger voters has been well documented, but just look at how anxious people were to get into the debate hall at Dillard University in New Orleans.
Protestors at the door: "Let black excellence through!" pic.twitter.com/ewCMDrD18B
— Gambit (@The_Gambit) November 2, 2016
I can taste the pepper spray. Protestors and police clash at #Dillard #senatedebate pic.twitter.com/KLRtiacWGq
— Nick Reimann (@nicksreimann) November 3, 2016
Continuing to try to enter. Police forcibly stop protestors. #senatedebate #davidduke pic.twitter.com/mohg4PeOzb
— Nick Reimann (@nicksreimann) November 3, 2016
Some stunning images from protests outside the U.S. Senate debate at Dillard University. Live debate updates here: https://t.co/ERuGwc3g33 pic.twitter.com/GpLjuJomaF
— New Orleans Advocate (@theadvocateno) November 3, 2016
Our news photographer was pepper sprayed outside the #LASEN debate.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) November 3, 2016
A journalist was pepper sprayed outside a debate? It could have been worse; he could have been inside, where things went about as smoothly, with Duke and the moderator shouting each other down until there was nearly blood coming out of their wherever.
David Duke's meltdown from moments ago pic.twitter.com/6k23rRx6p0
— Andrew Blake (@apblake) November 3, 2016
Duke touched on the presidential election by sharing his vision of Hillary Clinton’s future, but maybe the trial ought to come first, for tradition’s sake.
Duke on Clinton: "She should get the electric chair and charged with treason."
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/793974393357631488
Yeah, that's not what electric chairs are charged with. It's usually regular ol' electricity.
— ITMFA (@philtheswo) November 3, 2016
The moderator is asking David Duke about "the CNN Jews" in the #LASEN debate and this is real life and it's 2016
— Ali Rogin (@AliRogin) November 3, 2016
Duke: "I'm not opposed to all Jews."
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/lizzieohreally/status/793979620269948929
It doesn’t look like anyone was actually in the audience, particularly for Duke’s surprise post-credit sequence after the closing statements.
#lasen debate over. Everyone scattered at end, leaving Duke doing this… pic.twitter.com/BCjGWyjp8p
— Elizabeth Crisp (@elizabethcrisp) November 3, 2016
Wow … Duke wasn’t the only one who had trouble leaving.
Protesters blocking both exits at Dillard following #lasen debate pic.twitter.com/As3l2SYxPJ
— Greg Hilburn (@GregHilburn1) November 3, 2016
Any press estimates on the size of that, um, protest?
https://twitter.com/dstjohn/status/793978626974695424
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/793994488721051648
Duke is pretty happy with his runaway victory, though behind the percentages there’s no indication of how many people actually responded to KPLC’s super-scientific online poll.
The people have spoken! pic.twitter.com/xv2jv6VTnm
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) November 3, 2016
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