NASHUA, N.H. — Quinn Mitchell, the teenage politics whiz known for a testy exchange with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was escorted out of a political event hosted by the state Republican Party Friday, where virtually every Republican thought to be considering a presidential run was scheduled to speak.
Mitchell, 15, was walked out of the Sheraton Nashua by multiple Nashua police officers just before 4 p.m.The hotel is the venue for the state party’s two-day First in the Nation Leadership Summit.
In a brief interview, Mitchell said he was told to leave while filming videos of Republican Perry Johnson, a longshot presidential candidate from Michigan who spoke to the crowd Friday afternoon.
”They told me I was being a disruption,” said Mitchell, who noted that five officers were involved in escorting him out of the hotel. “I was taking a video like anybody else.”
Mitchell said he was told by a GOP official at the event that he was known to disrupt events. A Globe reporter spotted him back at the summit less than an hour later.
Hailing from the tiny town of Walpole, N.H., Mitchell has built a local — and now national — reputation for his intense interest in politics and asking tough questions of presidential hopefuls as they campaign in the crucial early primary state. Mitchell isn’t old enough to drive or vote but has attended nearly 100 events and met at least 35 presidential candidates, from Elizabeth Warren to Donald Trump. He aspires to be a political journalist.
Mitchell’s experience with the DeSantis campaign over the summer brought a new level of attention to the high school freshman. An exchange he had with DeSantis at a June town hall circulated widely online. Mitchell asked the Florida governor: “Do you believe that Trump violated the peaceful transfer of power, a key principle of American democracy that we must uphold?”
Quick call security! He’s asking tough questions that point out our hypocrisy!
Rumoured that Trump actually wanted to debate Jon Stewart to prove he was smarter than him.His handlers quickly stepped in and convince him not to do it.
nothing shows you’re ready for the toughest job in the world like being terrified of a 15 year old.
Imagine being such a short, sad little man that you’re threatened by a 15 year old…
He must literally be the devil or something.
Fascists are universally cowards.
The GQP fears questions, teenagers, voters, the list goes on.
You can’t rule the greatest nation on earth if you’re afraid of a 15 year old.
Good trouble. Atta boy, Quinn.
The kids are alright.
If you need ‘cops’ to protect you from ‘difficult’ questions…oof
GOP is scared of a teenager’s tough questions
Others should ask DeSantis, every time, if Quinn Mitchell is around.
Or better yet give him another opportunity to answer Mitchell’s original question.
Imagine trying to teach this child that law enforcement is something that is good and should be respected. Five officers involved
/s Carefull! He’s armed with freedom of speech. Thankfully 5 officers were able to escort him before he exercised his rights.
Is it a long shot to assume the location is also a “gun free zone”?
When a non-voting 15 year old scares the GOP, you know they are the party of NO 🤬 NO POLICIES. NO IDEAS. NO FUTURE.
If you can’t deal with a teenager asking questions, you’re not qualified to be president.
Common DeSantis Ls:
-Cartoon mice
-Children
-Drag queens
The two things DeSantis fears most are a mouse and a child.
I enjoyed the article about this young man a ways back when he hit national news because DeSantis had meltdown over his mere presence at his events.
I’m very glad he continues to press the candidates on important issues. When he is allowed to do so, that is.
Also: kudos to his family for driving him around so he can attend over 100 events! That’s some real support there.
“Help, help! I’m being repressed!” -Ron DeSantis probably
Hurry! Get rid of him! He’s not brainwashed from Prager yet!
Ah, Republicans. If they aren’t trying to fuck teens, they’re running from them and their questions…
So strong a 15 year old child is too intimidating to face.
God Republicans are an embarrassment.
Teenage outlier. He should be asking the impertinent questions like why does he wear high heeled shoes or cringe questions for tox tic points like boxer or briefs?
Republicans sure are snowflakes.
Fucking fragile snowflakes
So…the GOP literally used state power to disrupt freedom of speech? Funny how republicans are constantly accusing others of the atrocities they are guilty of themselves.
Well, you’d think a teen would know how to behave at a pep rally. Did no one explain to him that this event wasn’t intended to actually address issues? At least the police seem to understand their role in society.
“We need young people to be invested in politics and not their TikToks and what not”
Mitchell Quinn asks a tough political question
“No no. Not like that”
“tHe pArTy oF fReE sPeAcH”
The GOP: running from children asking questions.
New Hampshire is taking the scenic route towards Fascism, but they are still on the route.
Good thing he wasn’t a POC. The police probably would’ve have shot him and blamed him for resisting arrest.
Get ready for more and more of this fascist, unamerican behavior from the right. Unfortunately, too many people in this country long for authoritarian rule. Dissenters will get thrown out, beat up or killed.
Why do Republicans hate the first amendment so much?
Ain’t seen nothing like the mighty Quinn
These people are so fragile and afraid!
Everything you need to know about the current batch of Republican presidential hopefuls. Afraid of a child asking questions.
GOP cancel culture.
Republicans are truly fearful of the young who are educated. This is why they have defunded education for decades. Please, please vote accordingly and vote for the future for the children. Give them something.
“WE MUST PROTECT THE CHILDREN!!!……except him, he’s scawey”
“Never back down”….unless it’s a 15 year old.
There are elections in 24 days, vote.
Is there a video? That site is cancer
People in NH take the whole “live free or die” thing very seriously. A librarian threatened to call the cops on Scott Brown when he tried to get me kicked out of an event at the public library because of my first amendment right to be there. For the NH GOP to call the cops on this kid is some incredibly cowardly weak sauce, sure, but it’s also a complete abandonment of the values of the state.
This kid is an prime example of why we need to make US politician vote to overhaul the support and funding provided to school and teachers. We’re going to need more people like him for a better future.
As usual the “free speech” & “save the children” crowd is the most fragile crowd of them all. What a bunch of losers. You know you’re lame and your platform is shit when you’re terrified at the idea that a 15 year old will ask questions and embarrass you.
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From [Globe.com](https://Globe.com):
By Samantha J. Gross
NASHUA, N.H. — Quinn Mitchell, the teenage politics whiz known for a testy exchange with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was escorted out of a political event hosted by the state Republican Party Friday, where virtually every Republican thought to be considering a presidential run was scheduled to speak.
Mitchell, 15, was walked out of the Sheraton Nashua by multiple Nashua police officers just before 4 p.m.The hotel is the venue for the state party’s two-day First in the Nation Leadership Summit.
In a brief interview, Mitchell said he was told to leave while filming videos of Republican Perry Johnson, a longshot presidential candidate from Michigan who spoke to the crowd Friday afternoon.
”They told me I was being a disruption,” said Mitchell, who noted that five officers were involved in escorting him out of the hotel. “I was taking a video like anybody else.”
Mitchell said he was told by a GOP official at the event that he was known to disrupt events. A Globe reporter spotted him back at the summit less than an hour later.
Hailing from the tiny town of Walpole, N.H., Mitchell has built a local — and now national — reputation for his intense interest in politics and asking tough questions of presidential hopefuls as they campaign in the crucial early primary state. Mitchell isn’t old enough to drive or vote but has attended nearly 100 events and met at least 35 presidential candidates, from Elizabeth Warren to Donald Trump. He aspires to be a political journalist.
Mitchell’s experience with the DeSantis campaign over the summer brought a new level of attention to the high school freshman. An exchange he had with DeSantis at a June town hall circulated widely online. Mitchell asked the Florida governor: “Do you believe that Trump violated the peaceful transfer of power, a key principle of American democracy that we must uphold?”
Quick call security! He’s asking tough questions that point out our hypocrisy!
Rumoured that Trump actually wanted to debate Jon Stewart to prove he was smarter than him.His handlers quickly stepped in and convince him not to do it.
nothing shows you’re ready for the toughest job in the world like being terrified of a 15 year old.
Imagine being such a short, sad little man that you’re threatened by a 15 year old…
He must literally be the devil or something.
Fascists are universally cowards.
The GQP fears questions, teenagers, voters, the list goes on.
You can’t rule the greatest nation on earth if you’re afraid of a 15 year old.
Good trouble. Atta boy, Quinn.
The kids are alright.
If you need ‘cops’ to protect you from ‘difficult’ questions…oof
GOP is scared of a teenager’s tough questions
Others should ask DeSantis, every time, if Quinn Mitchell is around.
Or better yet give him another opportunity to answer Mitchell’s original question.
Imagine trying to teach this child that law enforcement is something that is good and should be respected. Five officers involved
/s Carefull! He’s armed with freedom of speech. Thankfully 5 officers were able to escort him before he exercised his rights.
Is it a long shot to assume the location is also a “gun free zone”?
When a non-voting 15 year old scares the GOP, you know they are the party of NO 🤬 NO POLICIES. NO IDEAS. NO FUTURE.
If you can’t deal with a teenager asking questions, you’re not qualified to be president.
Common DeSantis Ls:
-Cartoon mice
-Children
-Drag queens
The two things DeSantis fears most are a mouse and a child.
I enjoyed the article about this young man a ways back when he hit national news because DeSantis had meltdown over his mere presence at his events.
I’m very glad he continues to press the candidates on important issues. When he is allowed to do so, that is.
Also: kudos to his family for driving him around so he can attend over 100 events! That’s some real support there.
“Help, help! I’m being repressed!” -Ron DeSantis probably
Hurry! Get rid of him! He’s not brainwashed from Prager yet!
Ah, Republicans. If they aren’t trying to fuck teens, they’re running from them and their questions…
So strong a 15 year old child is too intimidating to face.
God Republicans are an embarrassment.
Teenage outlier. He should be asking the impertinent questions like why does he wear high heeled shoes or cringe questions for tox tic points like boxer or briefs?
Republicans sure are snowflakes.
Fucking fragile snowflakes
So…the GOP literally used state power to disrupt freedom of speech? Funny how republicans are constantly accusing others of the atrocities they are guilty of themselves.
Well, you’d think a teen would know how to behave at a pep rally. Did no one explain to him that this event wasn’t intended to actually address issues? At least the police seem to understand their role in society.
“We need young people to be invested in politics and not their TikToks and what not”
Mitchell Quinn asks a tough political question
“No no. Not like that”
“tHe pArTy oF fReE sPeAcH”
The GOP: running from children asking questions.
New Hampshire is taking the scenic route towards Fascism, but they are still on the route.
Good thing he wasn’t a POC. The police probably would’ve have shot him and blamed him for resisting arrest.
Get ready for more and more of this fascist, unamerican behavior from the right. Unfortunately, too many people in this country long for authoritarian rule. Dissenters will get thrown out, beat up or killed.
Why do Republicans hate the first amendment so much?
Ain’t seen nothing like the mighty Quinn
These people are so fragile and afraid!
Everything you need to know about the current batch of Republican presidential hopefuls. Afraid of a child asking questions.
GOP cancel culture.
Republicans are truly fearful of the young who are educated. This is why they have defunded education for decades. Please, please vote accordingly and vote for the future for the children. Give them something.
“WE MUST PROTECT THE CHILDREN!!!……except him, he’s scawey”
“Never back down”….unless it’s a 15 year old.
There are elections in 24 days, vote.
Is there a video? That site is cancer
People in NH take the whole “live free or die” thing very seriously. A librarian threatened to call the cops on Scott Brown when he tried to get me kicked out of an event at the public library because of my first amendment right to be there. For the NH GOP to call the cops on this kid is some incredibly cowardly weak sauce, sure, but it’s also a complete abandonment of the values of the state.
This kid is an prime example of why we need to make US politician vote to overhaul the support and funding provided to school and teachers. We’re going to need more people like him for a better future.
As usual the “free speech” & “save the children” crowd is the most fragile crowd of them all. What a bunch of losers. You know you’re lame and your platform is shit when you’re terrified at the idea that a 15 year old will ask questions and embarrass you.