Comment: "To be fair" is a figure of speech. It's like saying "full disclosure". In this context I'm saying "here is the justification" knowing it is far from justified.
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"all violence that occurred"
Using absolutes like "all" are dangerous and usually easy to refute. My understanding is that in most occasions the anti-trump protesters used their mouths to disrupt. Some were assaulted for doing just that. While I think they were in the wrong for interrupting the rallies, it is no justification to be assaulted.
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"It seems to me that you seem awful eager to defend Trump these days"
Don't jump to conclusions, I believe Trump is right about one single thing in recent memory. I have agreed with a very small handful of his decisions. I still think the man is a short-sighted egocentric fool. Even a fool can get it right every once in a while.