Presidential CandidateDonald Trump was booed and insulted by many in the noisy audience at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, a marked change from the adulation he receives at rallies from his ardent supporters.

Libertarians, who believe in limited government and personal freedom, They accuse the Republican of rushing to create a vaccine for COVID-19. when he was president and did nothing to end public health restrictions on the unvaccinated during the pandemic.

When Trump took the stage in Washington, there were loud screams. A small portion of the crowd, Trump supporters, supported him.

The tense situation escalated when the former president said that the Libertarian Party I should nominate him for president which again caused shouts of rejection and minimal applause.

Just before he appeared, a member of the Libertarian Party shouted: “Donald Trump should have been shot!”

Trump election campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about a hostile reception.

Trump, who was president from 2017 to 2021, immediately mentioned the total number of charges of 88 criminal offenses. that he faces four federal and state lawsuits.

“If I weren’t a libertarian, I am one now.” said. He denounced that the government of President Joe Biden, his opponent in the Nov. 5 presidential race, and his fellow Democrats are part of the “rise of left-wing fascism.”

Trump tried to appeal to libertarianswhich have more in common with the policy positions of Republicans than Democrats on issues such as taxes and the size of government in an election expected to be very close.

“We shouldn’t quarrel among ourselves.”He added that he called on libertarians to work with him to defeat Biden, a call that was met with many cheers, although the vast majority of those present were vehemently against Biden and his government.

Libertarian Party candidate in 2016. Gary Johnson received 3% of the national vote, and in 2020, Joe Jorgensen earned just over 1%. However, these few votes could turn the tide for Trump in key states and give him a winning ticket.

Trump’s appearance at a libertarian rally, unusual for a Republican White House candidate, also underscored how seriously he and his campaign take threat from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., A third way candidate who has long opposed vaccines and spoke at the convention on Friday.

Trump has stepped up his attacks on Kennedy, who presents himself as an independent and recently called him a “phony” anti-vaxxer.

Opinion polls show that Kennedy will take away votes from both Trump and Biden, But it is still unclear which major party candidates will suffer most from Kennedy’s long-term bid for the White House.

Libertarian Party organizers said Biden was also invited to speak. at the congress, but refused to attend.

“The Libertarian Party can make a big difference. “If we unite, we will be unstoppable.” Trump said this to applause and booing.

Trump said he was “a libertarian without even trying to be one” and that the Libertarian Party should support him – another phrase that was greeted with a rustle.

Without getting upset, Trump made fun of the crowd stating that if they had not supported him, they would have continued to receive only a fraction of voter support in national elections.

He promised to put a libertarian in his cabinet if he won the election, to which they responded with cries of “lies!”

Trump received thunderous applause for his promise. The rallying cry of libertarians is the case Ross Ulbricht who is serving a life sentence for creating and running a website Silk Road, allowing users to secretly buy and sell drugs and other illegal products.

Libertarians say Ulbricht’s 2015 conviction constitutes governmental and judicial overreach. In front of a crowd holding “Free Ross” signs, Trump promised to commute Ulbricht’s sentence if he returned to the White House.

The Republican said he also will release those who stormed the Capitol on January 6 if elected.

Trump opened up a new battleground against the federal government this week. assure that the Department of Justice has authorized the use of “deadly force” against him in a raid on his Mar-a-Lago (Florida) mansion, prompting prosecutors to ask the court to gag him.

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Trump spoke about this issue this Saturday and said that received an unfair order of silence, a topic with which he tried to connect with libertarians who prioritize small governments and individual freedoms.

Libertarians On Sunday they will choose their candidate for the White House. In addition to Trump, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave his own speech at the Libertarian Convention on Friday, seeking the party’s support.

(according to information from Reuters And EFE)