If I Lose At The Convention, ‘I Think You’d Have Riots’ (AUDIO)

An outbreak of clashes between Trump supporters and protesters that forced him to cancel a Chicago rally on Friday, and scattered protests at some of his campaign events this week have prompted mainstream Republican Party figures to speak out against the former reality TV star.

But if no one has the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination then the obligation lifts and delegates can choose any candidate.

Trump, in an interview with CNN, said if he got a large number of delegates and was still denied the nomination, “I think you’d have riots”. In withdrawing from the race, Rubio said the forces of disaffection that have propelled Trump are a “tsunami” and “we should have seen this coming”. “I think bad things would happen”. Trump won three states Tuesday, including the big prize Florida, but lost OH to that state’s governor, John Kasich.

Rubio suspended his campaign Tuesday after losing his home state’s primary to Donald Trump.

Hillary Clinton has emerged as the clear Democratic front-runner having swept Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and IL in Tuesday’s presidential primaries.

Trump’s closest rival is fiery Texas senator Ted Cruz, who had urged Rubio to quit the race for several weeks. “I think you’d have riots”. By Wednesday morning, Missouri was still too close to call.

Kasich’s win, capturing all of Ohio’s 66 delegates, was crucial to keeping alive the hopes of mainstream Republicans trying to stop Trump.

In mid-July, the Republican Party will announce its presidential candidate at its Cleveland convention, while the Democrats will announce theirs in Philadelphia.

Rubio had failed to impress conservative voters because of his perceived weakness on immigration and a series of campaign gaffes.

Barry Bennet, who is formulating Trump’s strategy for the convention, told the same publication that “the Cruz folks would never allow the rules to be changed and of course we wouldn’t either”.

Mr Trump has upended the political establishment by winning most of the state-by-state competitions for delegates who will choose the Republican nominee. We’ve got such endorsements from Carl Icahn and the smartest people in business.

He added: “We have to win, and as we win people will forget and they will feel better”.

“The fact is we have to bring our party together”, Trump, more restrained than usual, said.