Boasts he could stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody without losing support

At a Jan. 23, 2016 campaign stop in Sioux Center, Iowa, Trump told supporters that his base was so loyal he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose any voters, joking about murdering someone in public to illustrate his impunity and signaling that their devotion mattered more than the rule of law or basic decency.

"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters." — Sioux Center, Iowa rally on Jan. 23, 2016, less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, while boasting about supporter loyalty