{"id":2253398,"date":"2024-05-26T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-defies-crowd-takes-on-libertarians-at-their-own-convention-after-they-viciously-boo-him\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T14:18:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T18:18:44","slug":"watch-trump-defies-crowd-takes-on-libertarians-at-their-own-convention-after-they-viciously-boo-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-defies-crowd-takes-on-libertarians-at-their-own-convention-after-they-viciously-boo-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Trump Bravely Faces Off Against Hostile Libertarian Crowd at Their Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-trump-defies-crowd-takes-on-libertarians-at-their-own-convention-after-they-viciously-boo-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump attended the Libertarians\u2019 National Convention and encountered a predictable response due to\u2063 significant ideological differences between Republicans and Libertarians. Despite being booed, Trump attempted to appeal to the audience by highlighting the similarities in beliefs, campaigning for limited government, and challenging the party&#8217;s lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-of-catastrophic-learning-loss-from-school-lockdowns-piles-up\/\" title=\"Mounting evidence shows significant learning loss resulting from school lockdowns.\">national achievement<\/a>. His remarks were seen as unprecedented for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-lies-about-vaccines-spark-criticism-rebuttal-by-ap-fact-check\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s lies about vaccines spark criticism, rebuttal by AP Fact-Check\">prime-time address<\/a> at another party&#8217;s\u200b convention. While mostly perceived as a controversial \u200cappearance, \u2064his campaign \u2064strategy, which includes reaching out to less-supportive segments, could be a\u2064 game-changer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-not-so-great-migration-how-americas-electoral-refugees-influenced-the-2022-midterms\/\" title=\"The Not-So-Great Migration: How America\u2019s \u2018Electoral Refugees\u2019 Influenced The 2022 Midterms\">future political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 26, 2024 at 8:47am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump attended the Libertarians\u2019 National Convention in the Washington Hilton Hotel and it went about as anyone would have expected.<\/p>\n<p>While the Republican Party and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/young-not-stupid-meet-libertarian-trying-become-next-governor-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">libertarians <\/a>have similarities in their beliefs they also have a multitude of differences.<\/p>\n<p>Trump clearly intended to draw on these similarities, joking how \u201cIn the last year, I\u2019ve been indicted by the government on 91 different things. So if I wasn\u2019t a libertarian before, I sure as hell am a libertarian now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIn the last year, I\u2019ve been indicted by the government on 91 different things, so if I wasn\u2019t a libertarian before, I sure as hell am a libertarian now\u201d \u2014 Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j2gJGQLxY6\">pic.twitter.com\/j2gJGQLxY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1794529532264788028?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also attempted to appeal to the audience by stating that, if elected to a second term in office, he would push for \u201climited government so that the people can have an unlimited future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, while the former president attempted to bridge the gap between Republican partisans and libertarians, it was far from sunshine and rainbows.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was booed.<\/p>\n<p>A lot.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump is getting booed at the Libertarian National Convention <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l50v293gAq\">pic.twitter.com\/l50v293gAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1794531426047553825?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And if the American people know anything about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-censorship-left-wing-violence-in-national-spotlight\/\" title=\"Big Tech censorship, left-wing violence in national spotlight\">45th president<\/a> of the United States it\u2019s that he does not take a challenge quietly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone can talk about defending freedom, but I\u2019ve actually put everything on the line to resist these despots \u2026 And I stand before you tonight as your best hope of defeating the weaponized Biden, and the very evil regime that his people, because it\u2019s probably not him because he doesn\u2019t know where the hell he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the flurry of discontent rose, Trump began to hit back against the riled crowd with quips reminding the Libertarian Party just how little they\u2019ve achieved at the national scale. Defiantly, he told the crowd they should nominate him for the presidency, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-libertarian-convention.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to lose, don\u2019t do that. Keep getting your 3 percent every four years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cMaybe you don\u2019t want to win \u2026 keep getting your 3 percent every four years\u201d \u2014 Trump is going full heel on this Libertarian National Convention crowd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OkUmBR4Z1A\">pic.twitter.com\/OkUmBR4Z1A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1794532466696364289?\">May 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMr. Trump\u2019s speech was without modern precedent: the presumptive nominee of a major political party giving a prime-time address at another party\u2019s convention,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>So, no, it wasn\u2019t always a pleasant encounter, but there is a very clear and smart reason behind it.<\/p>\n<p>The former president has been attempting to campaign in areas that may not have 100 percent support for him already, something opponent President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-got-big-problem-28-delegates-now-uncommitted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> could never hope to do.<\/p>\n<p>The former New York business mogul-turned-politician held a campaign rally on Thursday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-mocked-trump-plans-hold-rally-bronx-not-laughing-last-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronx<\/a>, not an area known for its heavy conservative lean, in hopes of pulling further votes in November.<\/p>\n<p>His attendance at the libertarian event followed much of the same suit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you voting for Trump?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the crowd was undoubtedly more supportive of Trump than liberals might have hoped \u2014 as \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hats could be seen throughout the event \u2014 the booing shows that he\u2019s far from beloved.<\/p>\n<p>But while perhaps clips of him being booed by Americans relatively close to the Republican Party\u2019s platform might give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-john-bolton-unload-cnns-wolf-blitzer-alitos-display-revolutionary-war-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> a fun video to air in the morning, it doesn\u2019t mean it was a waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>The actions taken currently by Trump and his campaign team can very well be the difference between a second term for him or for Sleepy Joe.<\/p>\n<p>We should be thankful that we have a candidate willing to go into unfamiliar territory and make his sales pitch \u2014 politicians like that don\u2019t come along every day.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opinion piece by Connor Cavanaugh, 26 May 2024. Last Saturday, ex-President Trump made an appearance at the Libertarians&#8217; National Convention at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The event unfolded predictably considering the substantial differences despite certain similarities between Republican Party ideologies and libertarian beliefs. 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