Donald Trump called his African-American supporter a “thug” and threw him out of a rally in North Carolina, the Charlotte News & Observer reported. The GOP presidential nominee apparently mistook the black man for a protestor.
“Were you paid $1,500 to be a thug?” Trump sneered at Nash County resident C.J. Cary.
According to the News & Observer, Cary stood about 20-30 feet from the stage at the Kinston Jet Center Wednesday night and shouted “Donald” while waving his document to try to get Trump’s attention.
Apparently mistaking Cary for a protestor, Trump yelled to his security guards, “You can get him out. Get him out!”
But Cary disputes that he was ever attempting to protest Trump and calls himself a supporter. More form the News & Observer:
Cary says he wanted to deliver a note to Trump urging him to be less offensive and more inclusive to four demographic groups: black people, women, people with disabilities and college students. Cary, an African-American, says he’s an ex-Marine who also worked in Afghanistan as a civilian for the U.S. Army.
Cary later took to Twitter to clarify that he was not upset about being kicked out of the rally:
Consider the One called Jesus of Nazareth. Who suffer unimaginably for a dying & in many cases a dead but walking people. Embarrassed?
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
That was not what I felt, being escorted out. I felt joy. God asked if I would I did. Mission accomplished. And please do not think the
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
hardship that came out of this mission was not anticipated or described before hand, please do not think I cowered at the chance to get
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
Donald's attention. U can see I did not. In fact, take a look. I still support Donald J Trump 4 president. By the way, i was probably the
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
only Black at least at the front. It's not his fault he did not know who I was at that moment. He has been so traumatized by Black hate..
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
What would he have thought I was doing? We have never met. But yelling C.J. seemed to have stunned him for a second. Black guy with
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
sunglasses at night? (document sensitivity to light). Medical. I am lucky I wasn't thrown under the jail. So U ha(te) ha'ers carry on.See! pic.twitter.com/1YQwcCbbSD
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
I stand with Team Trump. Thus my prayers shall account & ad to their safety. My friend in Russia said: I am very proud of you.
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
You are a brave man. Because they could have mistaken you for a bad guy. She is so correct. Go Team Trump!!!!
— CJ L. Cary (@CJLCary) October 28, 2016
