Liberal protesters didn't stop Donald Trump in Chicago. They helped him.

If you want to stop Trump, don't contribute to stirring up trouble at his rallies

Trump protesters in Chicago
(Image credit: Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters)

On Friday night, the streets of Chicago were boiling over with a toxic mixture of politics and violence. Meanwhile, Twitter was clogged with the triumphant tweeting of liberals.

Donald Trump had just called off his rally in the face of widespread protests, and many on the left were thrilled: We did it! We stopped Trump! We finally showed how to beat fascism!

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.