Trump, as Turban-Clad Protester Was Removed: ‘He Wasn’t Wearing One of Those Hats, Was He?’ (UPDATED)

(UPDATE: Based on the C-SPAN/MSNBC video below, it appears that Trump was talking about a Make America Great Again hat when he made the comment, and one of the protesters only happened to be wearing a turban.)

"He wasn't wearing one of those hats, was he?" Trump asks after men, one in a turban, interrupt rally https://t.co/2NJWSyGUhm

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 24, 2016

Protesters holding a “Stop Hate” sign got up at a Donald Trump rally in Muscatine, Iowa today. Naturally, they were escorted out:

Man wearing red head garb and another carrying sign ejected from trump rally pic.twitter.com/SGhbIK738H

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 24, 2016

Video of protestor wearing red turban taken out of Trump rally w a "Stop hate" banner. pic.twitter.com/0z0drPmd0Z

— Lauren Blanchard (@LaurenBlanch12) January 24, 2016

And then Trump made this remark:

Protesters escorted out of @realDonaldTrump rally "He wasn't wearing one of those hats was he?" Trump asks crowd pic.twitter.com/Aow23SHZAN

— Josh Haskell (@joshbhaskell) January 24, 2016

Trump reportedly follows up after man in turban is tossed: He wasn't wearing one of those hats, was he? https://t.co/DSMnruqVvT

— Contessa Brewer (@contessabrewer) January 24, 2016

Protester in turban is ejected. Crowd shouts "U-S-A." Trump: "He wasn't wearing one of those hats, was he? Was he wearing one of those?"

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 24, 2016

Protester wearing a turban was just ejected from Trump rally. @realDonaldTrump says "he wasn't wearing one of those hats was he?" @ABC

— Cecilia Vega (@CeciliaVegaABC) January 24, 2016

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