memeorandum: Trump cancels Chicago rally amid organized protests (Geoff Ziezulewicz/Chicago Tribune)

2:30 PM ET, March 12, 2016

Top Items:

Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:

Cincy Trump rally canceled; clash at Chicago event — Donald Trump is no longer planning a rally in Downtown on Sunday afternoon. — The Secret Service security supporting the GOP presidential front runner's campaign could not complete its preparation work in time to hold the event …

Discussion: RedState, News Blog, Riverfront Times, Raw Story, Washington Times, Weasel Zippers, Mashable and WDTN-TV

CBS News:

CBS News journalist caught in turmoil at canceled Donald Trump rally — A CBS News journalist covered all of Friday night's events until he himself was detained. — We want to show you what he captured on videotape. — Sopan Deb was on the floor of the arena as tensions built - raw emotions on both sides.

Discussion: Deadline, WNCN, NPR, Business Insider, Politico and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

WHIO:

VIDEO: Security jumps stage at Donald Trump event — DAYTON — Toward the end of Donald Trump's speech at the Dayton airport a protester attempted to rush the stage and security at the event was quick to act. — Witnesses told our reporters that the person who tried to rush the stage …

Discussion: Western Journalism and The Gateway Pundit

Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:

Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally — A Donald Trump rally took a dramatic turn Saturday when a disturbance broke out behind him — causing Secret Service agents to jump on stage and form a wall around the candidate amid the commotion.

Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:

Donald Trump Surrounded by Secret Service as Man Tries Rushing Stage

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Hector Duran / CBS News:
Donald Trump cancels rally overwhelmed by protesters

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Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Trump is Now Huge Free Speech Advocate After Protesters Force Him to Cancel Rally

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Kate Sommers-Dawes / Mashable:

All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies — After he canceled a rally at a Chicago university Friday due to safety concerns, Donald Trump told CNN's Don Lemon “I certainly don't incite violence.” — Trump, however, has a history of calling for violent acts against those who protest …

Discussion: The Agonist and Weasel Zippers

German Lopez / Vox:

Don't believe Donald Trump has incited violence at rallies? Watch this video. — On Friday night in Chicago, violence broke out between supporters and protesters at a Donald Trump rally, leading Trump to cancel the event. On Saturday, Trump blamed the protesters and “thugs” — a racially coded word — for the violence.

Discussion: USA Today, USA TODAY College and Mother Jones

Daily Mail:

Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his Chicago rally ‘organized thugs’ but insists their actions have served to ‘ENERGIZE America’ — Scuffles broke out inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion last night, an hour before Trump's appointed 6:00 p.m. starting time

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Althouse, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Chicago Boyz, Knowledge is Power and CBS Chicago

New York Times:

Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles — CHICAGO — Donald J. Trump abruptly canceled a large rally here on Friday night as scuffles and shouting matches erupted on the arena floor between large groups of his supporters and protesters angered by his campaign.

Discussion: DNAinfo Chicago, Outside the Beltway, Politico, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Week, Patterico's Pontifications and Raw Story

Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Trump: Chicago protesters can be traced back to Sanders … Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — supporters for the massive protests that forced him to cancel a campaign rally in Chicago the night before. — Trump said his supporters at the rally “caused no problem.”

Discussion: Infowars and Instapundit

CNN:
Trump rally in Chicago postponed as protesters, supporters clash

Associated Press:
GOP candidate Trump calls off rally due to security concerns

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MSNBC:
Escalating aggression marks Trump's rally rhetoric

Discussion: FOX2now.com, Business Insider and Vox

Donald J Trump for President:
STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT

Discussion: Fox News, WGN-TV, NBC News, Politicus USA, KTLA, Post On Politics, Talking Points Memo and WREG-TV

Caleb Howe / RedState:
Marco Rubio On Chicago Trump Rally Unrest: Some Protesters Are Probably Being PAID To Do This

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING: TERRORIST BILL AYERS PROTESTS DONALD TRUMP IN CHICAGO

Discussion: Allen B. West, USofArn.com and The Right Scoop

Sundance / The Last Refuge: Opportunist Ted Cruz: “Donald Trump is Responsible” For Organized Chicago Violence (video)...

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Cruz, Rubio and Kasich criticize Trump for creating ‘environment’ for Chicago protest

Discussion: Breitbart, Naked Politics, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Jihad Watch

Geoff Ziezulewicz / Chicago Tribune:
Trump cancels Chicago rally amid organized protests

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Associated Press:
Protesters cheer when Trump rally canceled, jeer supporters

Discussion: WDTN-TV and ABC News

New York Times:

The Geography of Trumpism — When the Census Bureau asks Americans about their ancestors, some respondents don't give a standard answer like “English” or “German.” Instead, they simply answer “American.” — The places with high concentrations of these self-described Americans turn …

Discussion: Independent Journal Review

Kurt Nimmo / Infowars:

Soros Funded MoveOn.org Takes Credit for Violence in Chicago — A precursor to activity the organization will engage in as as the election approaches — Ilya Sheyman, a failed Illinois contender for Congress and the executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, has taken credit …

Discussion: Knowledge is Power

Jayne Fagan / MoveOn.Org:
MoveOn: “Trump's Hate-Filled Rhetoric On Notice After Tonight's Event”

Discussion: Hot Air, The Last Refuge, 89.3 KPCC and Western Journalism

Mark Landler / New York Times:

White House Backs Off From Obama's Critique of Cameron — WASHINGTON — In his much-discussed interview with The Atlantic magazine, President Obama unloaded on a number of American allies: Britain, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other Persian Gulf countries.

Discussion: Mother Jones, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, The Atlantic, The Americas, The Diplomat and Business Insider

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama, at South by Southwest, Calls for Law Enforcement Access in Encryption Fight

Discussion: Hit & Run, Jason Goldman, Wall Street Journal, The Verge and Washington Monthly

Fedja Buric / Salon:

Trump's not Hitler, he's Mussolini: How GOP anti-intellectualism created a modern fascist movement in America — Fascism is about the most powerful epithet one can use — but it fits with Donald Trump. A historian explains why — In an interview with Slate, the historian …

Discussion: Telegraph