Dude gets fined $65 for chucking tomatoes at Trump

Hurling tomatoes at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is like playing an upscale arcade game.
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Colin Daileda
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Hurling tomatoes at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is like playing an upscale arcade game -- you need $65, but your prize is the best party story, at every party, forever. 

A man in Iowa discovered this on Monday when he pleaded guilty to chucking tomatoes at Trump during a rally in January at the University of Iowa. 


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Andrew Alemao faced up to 30 days in jail or a fine of $625. But his plea brought the cost of the fine down to about as much as a new video game. 

Secret Service agents and university police say they saw the 28-year-old toss two tomatoes at the candidate. 

Alemao missed both times. But his name will live on in campaign lore. How many times have you ever left an arcade feeling that satisfied?

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