You're making that argument with the benefit of hindsight. There, on that stage, in the moment, when confronted with two unruly protesters, his response was to just walk away and let them take over the event. That's weakness any way you slice it. I'm not suggesting you need to get into a shouting match with them, but he could've just as easily had security escort them off stage and out of the event. Instead of projecting strength and standing there and saying: "Look, I know you're passionate about your issue, but there is a time and place and this isn't it", he let himself get bullied off that stage by two protesters.
And he's expecting people to believe that he can stand up to Vladimir Putin? Or Ali Khamenei? Or Bashar al-Assad? Or any one of the other world leaders that he would have to deal with as President? Sorry, but I simply don't trust him to be able to do the job.
You're making that argument with the benefit of hindsight. There, on that stage, in the moment, when confronted with two unruly protesters, his response was to just walk away and let them take over the event. That's weakness any way you slice it. I'm not suggesting you need to get into a shouting match with them, but he could've just as easily had security escort them off stage and out of the event. Instead of projecting strength and standing there and saying: "Look, I know you're passionate about your issue, but there is a time and place and this isn't it", he let himself get bullied off that stage by two protesters.
And he's expecting people to believe that he can stand up to Vladimir Putin? Or Ali Khamenei? Or Bashar al-Assad? Or any one of the other world leaders that he would have to deal with as President? Sorry, but I simply don't trust him to be able to do the job.