‘Keep Getting Your 3%’: Trump Mocks Libertarians In Bid To Win Their Votes

WASHINGTON – In a speech that began and ended with overwhelming boos, Donald Trump on Saturday tried to court libertarian voters at their party’s national convention by telling them to support him or keep being losers.

“You should nominate me or at least vote for me,” the Republican presidential hopeful told the crowd of libertarian delegates, to boos.

“Only do that if you want to win,” he continued. “If you want to lose, don’t do that. Keep getting your three percent every four years.”

The twice-impeached former president was jeered at almost every turn. At least one person was visibly dangling a rubber chicken with “Debate Bobby” on it, a message taunting Trump for ignoring a request earlier this month by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to debate him at the libertarian gathering.

There were pockets of Trump supporters at the event, and they tried to drown out all the boos with “We want Trump!” chants.

But they were outnumbered. And there was already drama brewing between them and libertarians before Trump’s event began. Organizers asked Trump’s supporters to clear the front rows for libertarian delegates, who will decide Sunday which candidate to endorse. This reshuffling infuriated Trump loyalists, who declared the situation “an ambush.”

It was never a great idea for Trump to speak at this event. Libertarians have been skeptical of him, if not outright hostile toward him, and those tensions were on full display in Saturday’s speech.

The reason he spoke at this event at all is because the election is shaping up to be tight, and he, like President Joe Biden, wants to woo voters who may otherwise be considering supporting Kennedy. Even if Kennedy were to get just a couple of percentage points,