memeorandum: John Lewis to Trump: ‘Have you no decency, sir?’ (Lydia Wheeler/The Hill)

5:20 PM ET, March 12, 2016

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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.

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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:

Man Arrested at Trump Rally After Allegedly Rushing Stage

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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:

John Lewis to Trump: ‘Have you no decency, sir?’ — Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) took to twitter Saturday to express dismay with Donald Trump — , asking the GOP presidential candidate, “Have you no decency, sir?” … Trump campaign events have become increasingly violent in recent days.

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump blames Sanders for chaos at his rallies — CLEVELAND — Donald Trump has identified the culprit for all the disturbances at his recent rallies — Bernie Sanders. — Speaking at a boisterous rally here on Saturday, the Republican frontrunner said Sanders and his supporters were to blame …

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Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Sanders: My supporters are not to blame for violence at Trump rally — on Saturday after the Republican front-runner blamed him for the violence that broke out at a planned campaign rally in Chicago on Friday night. — “I don't think our supporters are inciting.

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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.”

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's ideology of violence

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

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Daily Mail:
Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his …

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Alex Seitz-Wald / MSNBC:
How Bernie Sanders supporters shut down a Donald Trump rally in Chicago

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Donald Trump / Chicago Tribune:
Trump supporter outside UIC

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Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police: We Never Told Trump Campaign To Shut Down Rally

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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles

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

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

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

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

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

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The Intercept:

Trump Concerned His Rallies Are Not Violent Enough — For months now, Donald Trump has been complaining about the level of violence inflicted on protesters at his campaign rallies. Complaining, that is, about protesters — who have been tackled and kicked, pushed, spat on, and sucker-punched …

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Kate Sommers-Dawes / Mashable:
All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies

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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 …

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

How Carson arrived at Trump — Ben Carson sipped hot chocolate across the breakfast table from Donald Trump — at the businessman's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Thursday morning, still unsure as to whether he'd endorse anyone in the Republican primary.

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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 …

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

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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:

Breitbart Editor Ordered Staffers To Stop Defending Michelle Fields — Breitbart senior editor-at-large Joel Pollak ordered staffers in an internal chatroom to stop defending Michelle Fields, the staffer who was allegedly manhandled by Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.