about 200 people walked out of an amy schumer show in tampa, fla., on sunday after she criticized donald j. trump onstage, the tampa bay times reported . the comic, who is in the middle of a global arena tour , is an outspoken supporter of hillary clinton. during her set at amalie arena, she invited a trump supporter up to the stage to defend the candidate. <u+201c>do you get worried at all with how impulsive he is, that he gets so fired up from <u+2018>saturday night live<u+2019> doing a skit on him?<u+201d> she asked. she also called mr. trump an <u+201c>orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster.<u+201d> video of the performance shows audience members booing and walking out. ms. schumer encouraged security to throw out the hecklers. <u+201c>it<u+2019>s too important,<u+201d> she said as members of the crowd grew restless. <u+201c>so we<u+2019>re going to spend five minutes talking about it.<u+201d> in a statement to vanity fair , ms. schumer wrote: <u+201c>i want to thank the 8,400 people who stayed. we have always depended on comedians to make us laugh and tell the truth. i am proud to continue that tradition.<u+201d> in her set, ms. schumer talked about gun violence and attending mrs. clinton<u+2019>s birthday party, two subjects she has covered in previous shows. she is to perform at madison square garden on tuesday. a version of this article appears in print on october 18, 2016, on page c2 of the new york edition with the headline: schumer attacks trump, and some walk out. order reprints | today's paper | subscribe
audience members walk out on amy schumer after trump criticisms
andrew r. chow