On February 29, presidential candidate and current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump came to my school, Radford University, for a campaign rally. Even though I find myself on the more liberal side of the political spectrum, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him in person.

While waiting in line to get into the event, I interviewed some of his supporters. Here's what they had to say.

I asked a man named John, who served in Vietnam, why he supported Donald Trump.

I talked to a woman at the rally who wished to remain anonymous, and I asked her about how the wall will be financed even with Mexico publicly stating that they will not pay for it.

"I haven't seen the specific plan on how the wall will be built and paid for exactly, but I have faith that Donald will find a way to make Mexico pay for it"

On Facebook, I asked Julea Ambrozaitis, a fellow classmate of mine, what she thought about the temporary ban on Muslims, including those who are citizens traveling abroad, from entering this country.

"Trump wants to ensure that everyone who enters the U.S is here for the right reasons and is here legally"

Here are my takeaways from the rally:

Trump advertised his platform with a lot of emotion and hype, but not a lot of substance. He called Marco Rubio a lightweight, and Ted Cruz a liar, but he didn't mention their platforms or ideas. He talked about how Obamacare was a bad thing, but didn't run over a single detail of the law. When he mentioned the wall, he kept repeating that Mexico would pay for it, but he didn't state how he would get them to do that.

Because of this lack of substance, his pathos appeal had to compensate for his almost non-existent logos appeal. The phrase "Make America Great Again" was uttered repeatedly, yet nothing was mentioned about wages, education, and crime. In order for the wall to be built, embargoes and tariffs, for Mexico, as well as jacked up fees for immigrants would have to be put in place to raise the revenues needed. But that can't happen without the approval of the other NATO nations, who won't certainly won't agree to them because it would hurt trade. But Trump kept pounding the belief into his supporters' minds by asking about who's going to pay for the wall, and demanding that his supporters shout back "MEXICO."

The was a very anti-immigrant, even anti-minority sentiment at this event. I heard the phrase "F*ck Mexico!" "F*ck Immigrants," several times throughout the event. In the middle of Mr. Trump's speech, a group of black students disrupted the event, holding hands and chanting about peace, love, and unity. The crowd booed, and chanted back "All Lives Matter" despite the fact that the group did not say "Black Lives Matter" during their protest. This made little sense to me, you can't proclaim that all lives matter, and then boo black people out of a building for trying to include the black lives part.

One of the trends that we've seen at Trump rallies is the trend of incidents of violence. Whether it be with protestors, supporters, or security, violence has been something very common at Donald Trump's events. A Time Magazine photographer was even choke slammed for crossing a media zone and calling a Secret Service Agent a "pussy."

My last takeaway is this:

I do not believe that the Donald Trump we're seeing is the real him. After watching him interact with the crowd, and hearing him in person, I am convinced that a lot of what he's doing is him getting into character and giving the people entertainment. Unfortunately, although these theatrics can be fun and inspiring, they've also instilled fear and hatred into supporters. Muslims Americans are being looked at with prejudice, racial tensions are stirring, and the message has inspired a mob mentality among supporters to stand even stronger for Trump. Some may interpret this as the change America needs, others see this as a potentially dangerous downward spiral.