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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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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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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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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
John Lewis to Trump: ‘Have you no decency, sir?’
John Lewis to Trump: ‘Have you no decency, sir?’
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump blames Sanders for chaos at his rallies
Trump blames Sanders for chaos at his rallies
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Trump on rally shutdown: ‘What ever happened to freedom of speech?’
Trump on rally shutdown: ‘What ever happened to freedom of speech?’
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz reaffirms pledge to support GOP nominee, even if Trump
Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
Chicago Police: We Never Told Trump Campaign To Shut Down Rally
Chicago Police: We Never Told Trump Campaign To Shut Down Rally
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Sundance / The Last Refuge:
Opportunist Ted Cruz: “Donald Trump is Responsible” For Organized Chicago Violence (video)...
Opportunist Ted Cruz: “Donald Trump is Responsible” For Organized Chicago Violence (video)...
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Hector Duran / CBS News:
Donald Trump cancels rally overwhelmed by protesters
Donald Trump cancels rally overwhelmed by protesters
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Donald Trump / Chicago Tribune:
Trump supporter outside UIC — Donald Trump supporter Birgitt Peterson, center, of Yorkville, argues with protesters March 11, 2016, outside the UIC Pavilion after the rally for the Republican presidential candidate was canceled.
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Eli Rosenberg / New York Times:
Trump Supporter Who Made Nazi Salute Explains Why She Made the Gesture — The photo, taken outside the arena where Donald J. Trump's appearance had just been canceled on Friday in Chicago, circulated far and wide: A woman in a Donald Trump T-shirt, eyes locked with a protester, her right arm raised skyward, her palm faced down.
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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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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Key GOP fundraiser: Donors will fall in line behind Trump — A top Republican fundraiser says he believes the majority of the party's donor class will ultimately “fall in line” behind Donald Trump — as the party's presidential nominee despite last-ditch attempts by some wealthy conservatives to derail the billionaire front-runner.
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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
All the times Trump has called for violence at his rallies
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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.
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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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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