“If conservative Republicans ever went into his rally, you would see things happen that would be unbelievable”, Trump said, according to CNN.
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At one point, almost 20 officers who had been manning barricades suddenly bolted for an intersection across a street bridge over a freeway – where protesters shouted at and jostled with police already there. “It was determined that if we go in, it could cause really bad, bad vibes”.
Four Secret Service agents then rushed onto the stage, as the audience chanted “Trump!”.
GOP Presidential hopeful, Donald John Trump, is not taking back any of his campaign rhetorics.
A Bernie Sanders sign in a crowd of protesters cheering, as a Chicago rally Friday for Donald Trump was canceled.
Trump in February urged his supporters to “knock the crap out of” anybody “getting ready to throw a tomato” and vowed to pay for their legal fees should they face charges. Hundreds of protesters had packed into the University of IL at Chicago venue for the rally, prompting the campaign to call off the event.
On Saturday, Trump blamed the protests on what he said was a “planned attack” by “organized” “thugs” on the left, groups like Moveon.org, he said, and even supporters of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
Sanders is among a growing chorus of Trump critics that say the Republican candidate’s rhetoric has incited the violence that occurs at his rallies.
Trump said Saturday it was Sanders who should be telling his supporters to stop the interruptions.
Trump wrapped up the night by telling supporters to vote next Tuesday in the Missouri primary.
Trump said afterward he neither condones nor encourages such violence.
Trump attributed the protests not to objections to his policies, but to general malaise in the United States – particularly among people upset they haven’t been able to find jobs.
Trump says, “we would’ve had a problem like you wouldn’t have believed”.
On CBS, Trump said “I don’t condone violence”, but added that the punching victim in North Carolina “had a certain finger up in the air” and his supporter got angry.
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But in many cases Trump has taken a different tone, including his comments from the podium during a rally last week at Macomb Community College.
