Anyone afraid of pens is a gigantic pussy. You. Trump. Anyone.
A presidential candidate who is wary of someone walking up to them with something concealed in their hand has nothing to be worried about.
A handler/adviser/guard/whatever who is part of the entourage guaranteeing the safety of said candidate does not have the luxury of taking the millisecond to identify the pen and must act quickly if there is any question.
I looked at the video.
It's not obvious it was a pen.
It's not obvious she was a journalist
He was making his way through a crowd
She came in behind the forward security and ahead of the rear security
She impeded Trump's progress AND had something in her hand
It's an easy call. Put out an arm and open space for the candidate to keep walking.
That anyone could make anything nefarious out of that is mind boggling. I've refrained from calling people in this thread morons or idiots, but if you watch that video and come to any other conclusion than I did? You're a pussified dumbass.