Trump Laughs When Rally-Goerbr Suggests 'Shooting' Migrants President Trump made an appearance in Panamabr City, Florida, on May 9 to host a campaign rally. When he rhetorically asked the audience “how dobr you stop these people,” in reference to migrants,br a member of the audience replied, “shoot them!’ This caused the president to chuckle,br and the crowd to laugh and cheer at the remark. Donald Trump,br via ‘Newsweek’ Prior to this, Trump had complained about “border securitybr people” and their inability to use weapons on migrants. Donald Trump, via 'Newsweek' This isn’t the first time Trump has displayedbr his favor of using force against migrants. In November 2018, Trump suggested thatbr troops should shoot at migrants that throw rocks, saying there wasn’t “much difference”br between a rock and a gun. Later that month, the White House authorizedbr military troops along the southwest border tobr use lethal force if necessary.