Trump's handful of clearly joking comments about handling protesters roughly are no justification for the disgraceful and shocking mob action that shut down Trump's rally in Chicago last night.
The last several times Trump has been asked his comments on handling protesters, including just two days ago during the last GOP debate, he has said that of course he does not really want any protesters harmed and that he urges his supporters not to engage in violence.
What happened in Chicago last night should trouble every person who believes in free speech and law and order, whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or Independent. This is scary stuff.
Just imagine what the Left would be saying if a mob of conservative protesters shut down a Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton rally with such tactics. They would scream "fascism," "Nazi tactics," "brownshirts," etc., and they would have a point. Such conduct is exactly what the Nazis did to their opponents before they came to power.