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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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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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's ideology of violence — During a rally in St. Louis Friday, Donald Trump lamented that “nobody wants to hurt each other anymore.” — Yes, lamented. — The topic was protesters, and Trump's frustration was clear. “They're being politically correct the way they take them out,” he sighed.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump: Chicago protesters can be traced back to Sanders
Trump: Chicago protesters can be traced back to Sanders
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Daily Mail:
Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his …
Trump stumped by racial violence: GOP frontrunner calls 10,000 protesters who shut down his …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz reaffirms pledge to support GOP nominee, even if Trump
Donald Trump / Chicago Tribune:
Trump supporter outside UIC
Trump supporter outside UIC
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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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Associated Press:
GOP candidate Trump calls off rally due to security concerns
GOP candidate Trump calls off rally due to security concerns
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STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT
STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT
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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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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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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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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 …
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