Trump is still a US citizen and still protected by the Constitution and all the rights it offers, so I'm not sure what you're applying with that. Whether he's the president or some Schmo off the street doesn't matter.
And that is what I'm suggesting, it's a discussion, albeit a rather public one and probably in poor taste. As long as Trump doesn't use his power to petition Congress to make a law regarding criticizing political figures he's not doing anything illegal nor is he limiting free speech in anyway.
I honestly don't care what Trump says, they're just words, unless he acts upon them and attempts to make Unconstitutional laws he's free to say what he wants, even if it's in poor taste.
So the words a President or President elect use publicly have no effect, impact or meaning until they attempt to put it in law?
You have no issue at all with the man who is going to run the country stating that a certain type of conversation should not happen in a certain location?
However if it did happen to me, I would consider it a bit odd, but engage them in conversation, I wouldn't expect my boss to misrepresent the events and wade in.
I don't know what "this" refers to, we can only speculate. However, the claim was that he said criticism of the incoming administration should not happen, those words didn't come out of his mouth. You may interpret what he said that way, but that isn't the same thing as saying it.
No we don't need to speculate at all.
The tweet is quite clear that the 'This...' is the 'harassment' he received from 'the cast' and given that the casts words are a matter of record no speculation is needed at all.
"Vice President-Elect Pence, I see you walking out, but I hope you hear us, just a few more moments," Dixon said as some of the audience members booed Pence. "There is nothing to boo here ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing to boo here. We are all here sharing a story of love. We have a message for you sir and we hope that you will hear us out."
Dixon said the cast welcomed Pence and thanked him for attending. He encouraged audience members to pull out their phones to record and to post on social media.
"We sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights, sir," Dixon added. "But we truly hope, that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us."
Would you appreciate the cook coming out of the kitchen to give you a sermon in front of the restaurant, whilst all you want was to have a quiet evening dinner with the misses?
First it wasn't a sermon, it was actually a very polite and respectful address and request.
If I was about to become the vice-president of a country, then I would listen to what they had to say and discuss it with them.
If I was about to become the president of the same country I would say that they had a right to say what they had to say and invite them to discuss those concerns with me in person.
Again there's a time and a place for that, this was not the place.
Not a choice you get to make.
The booing was pretty childish too, but heck free speech right?
Yep.
If a politician can't deal with that, then they are most certainly in the wrong job.