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'''Protests of Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016''' are a notable feature of the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016]]. Fueled by the incendiary language<ref name="NYT031216">{{cite news|author1=Michael Barbaro, Ashley Parker and Trip Gabriel|title=Donald Trump’s Heated Words Were Destined to Stir Violence, Opponents Say|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trumps-heated-words-were-destined-to-stir-violence-opponents-say.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> of [[Donald Trump]] who vigorously characterized broad segments of the population in negative ways protesters began attending his rallies displaying signs and disrupting them.<ref name="WP031216b">{{cite news|author1=Karen Tumulty, Jenna Johnson and Jose A. DelReal|title=Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-lit-a-fire-can-it-be-contained/2016/03/12/c3886c56-e876-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2016|quote=The racially tinged anger that has both fueled Trump’s political rise and stoked the opposition to it has turned into a force unto itself.}}</ref> On Friday March 11, 2016 the [[2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest]] resulted in cancellation of the event after hundreds of protesters had entered the arena.<ref name="WP031216">{{cite news|author1=Mark Guarino and Jenna Johnson|title=In Chicago, an organized and organic disruption of Trump|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-chicago-an-organized-and-organic-disruption-of-trump/2016/03/12/22d29a6e-e896-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2016}}</ref>
'''Protests of Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016''' are a notable feature of the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016]]. Fueled by the incendiary language<ref name="NYT031216">{{cite news|author1=Michael Barbaro, Ashley Parker and Trip Gabriel|title=Donald Trump’s Heated Words Were Destined to Stir Violence, Opponents Say|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trumps-heated-words-were-destined-to-stir-violence-opponents-say.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> of [[Donald Trump]] who vigorously characterized broad segments of the population in negative ways protesters began attending his rallies displaying signs and disrupting them.<ref name="WP031216b">{{cite news|author1=Karen Tumulty, Jenna Johnson and Jose A. DelReal|title=Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-lit-a-fire-can-it-be-contained/2016/03/12/c3886c56-e876-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2016|quote=The racially tinged anger that has both fueled Trump’s political rise and stoked the opposition to it has turned into a force unto itself.}}</ref> On Friday March 11, 2016 the [[2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest]] resulted in cancellation of the event after hundreds of protesters had entered the arena.<ref name="WP031216">{{cite news|author1=Mark Guarino and Jenna Johnson|title=In Chicago, an organized and organic disruption of Trump|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-chicago-an-organized-and-organic-disruption-of-trump/2016/03/12/22d29a6e-e896-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html|accessdate=March 13, 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:3 11 2016 Trump Rally at UIC Pavillion - Right after news of Trump's Postponement.webm|thumb|thumbtime=00:02:52|Trump rally at [[UIC Pavilion]] in [[Chicago]] on March 11, 2016 immediately after news of Trump's cancellation of attendance of the event. Many protesters cheer "Bernie!" to show their support for Democratic candidate [[Bernie Sanders]].|276x276px]]
There have been verbal and physical confrontations between Trump supporters and protesters at Trump's campaign events. Rally attendees have physically provoked protesters and members of the press in many rallies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mathis-Lilley|first1=Ben|title=A List, Which Will Probably Get Longer, of Violent Incidents at Trump Events|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/03/02/a_list_of_violent_incidents_at_donald_trump_rallies_and_events.html|website=slate.com|publisher=Slate|accessdate=March 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Frej|first1=Willa|title=Here's a Running List of Racial Things that have Happened at Trump Rallies|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/list-racist-things-trump-rallies_us_56d7019ae4b0871f60ed519f|website=huffingtonpost.com|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=March 9, 2016}}</ref>

The ''New York Times'' reported that the most "potentially dangerous recurring act committed by ordinary voters in the 2016 presidential cycle" is protesting Trump at one of his rallies; when a protest breaks out as at rally, "Trump supporters typically begin shouting, pointing, jeering — and sometimes kicking or spitting — at the protester, surrounding the offender in a tight circle."<ref name="Parker">Ashley Parker, [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/politics/riskiest-political-act-of-2016-protesting-at-rallies-for-donald-trump.html Riskiest Political Act of 2016? Protesting at Rallies for Donald Trump], ''New York Times'' (March 10, 2016).</ref> "Trump's tone often seems to encourage aggression," and he "has berated security guards for not ejecting protesters quickly enough."<ref name="Parker"/> Trump's Republican rivals have blamed Trump for fostering a climate of violence and escalating tension at campaign events.<ref>Eli Stokols & Kyle Cheney, [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/marco-rubio-donald-trump-gop-nominee-support-220664 Republicans blame Trump for climate of violence], ''Politico'' (March 12, 2016).</ref>

Trump himself has "not been quick to criticize the violence" at his rallies.<ref name=Moyer>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/|title=Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally | newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=March 11, 2016|authors= Justin Wm. Moyer, Jenny Starrs and Sarah Larimer}}</ref><ref name="West" /> In November 2015, Trump said of a protestor in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing."<ref>Jenna Johnson and Mary Jordan, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/22/black-activist-punched-at-donald-trump-rally-in-birmingham/ Trump on rally protester: 'Maybe he should have been roughed up'], ''Washington Post'' (November 22, 2015).</ref> On February 1, at a rally in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], Trump told a crowd, "So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of 'em, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell — I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise."<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-once-said-he-would-pay-legal-fees-for-people-who-beat-up-protesters-now-that-its-happened-can-he/</ref> On February 23, 2016, at a rally in [[Las Vegas]], Trump reacted to a protestor by saying "I love the old days — you know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks." He added "I'd like to punch him in the face."<ref>Jeremy Diamond, [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/politics/donald-trump-nevada-rally-punch/ Donald Trump on protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'], CNN (February 23, 2016).</ref><ref>Michael E. Miller, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/23/donald-trump-on-protester-id-like-to-punch-him-in-the-face/ Donald Trump on a protester: ‘I’d like to punch him in the face'], ''Washington Post'' (February 23, 2016).</ref><ref> Nick Corasaniti & Maggie Haberman, [http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/23/donald-trump-on-protester-id-like-to-punch-him-in-the-face/ Donald Trump on Protester: 'I'd Like to Punch Him in the Face'], ''New York Times'' (February 23, 2016).</ref>

During an August 25, 2015 press conference, Trump's chief of security Keith Schiller removed [[Univision]] anchor [[Jorge Ramos (news anchor)|Jorge Ramos]] from the event.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schleifer |first=Theodore |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/25/politics/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-iowa-rally/ |title=Trump ejects Univision anchor from press conference |publisher=CNN |date=August 26, 2015 |accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Jorge Ramos’s Long Game |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/magazine/jorge-ramoss-long-game.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 25, 2015|access-date = September 27, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Marcela |last=Valdes}}</ref> On September 3, 2015 Schiller was filmed punching a protester.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nakamura |first=David |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-security-detail-makes-headlines-just-like-the-candidate/2015/09/04/1b2333ce-5335-11e5-933e-7d06c647a395_story.html |title=Trump security detail makes headlines, just like the candidate |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

On February 27, in [[Valdosta, Georgia]], 30 [[Valdosta State University]] students were asked to leave a college building in advance of a Trump speech.<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Shuan|title=KING: As violence erupts at Super Tuesday Trump rally, it’s only a matter of time before someone gets killed at future events|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-not-long-killed-trump-rally-article-1.2549868|website=nydailynews.com|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=March 9, 2016}}</ref>

At a rally on February 29, veteran photojournalist [[Christopher Morris (photographer)|Chris Morris]] was grabbed by his throat and thrown to the ground by a member of the Secret Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4241899/donald-trump-rally-time-photographer-chris-morris/|title=TIME Photographer Chris Morris in Trump Rally Confrontation|magazine=Time|accessdate=March 12, 2016}}</ref>

In March 2016, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that the Trump campaign has hired plainclothes private security guards to preemptively remove potential protesters from rallies.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Trump cracks down on protesters |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-rally-protester-crack-down-220407 |work=Politico |date=March 7, 2016|access-date = March 8, 2016 |first=Ben |last=Schreckinger}}</ref>
On March 1, Kashiya Nwanguma attended a Trump rally in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], with two anti-Trump signs. She reported that Trump supporters ripped her signs away, and shouted racial epithets and "leftist scum" at her.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Parker| first = Ashley| title = Riskiest Political Act of 2016? Protesting at Rallies for Donald Trump| work = The New York Times| accessdate = 2016-03-12| date = 2016-03-10| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/us/politics/riskiest-political-act-of-2016-protesting-at-rallies-for-donald-trump.html}}</ref> A video of violence and verbal abuse against her was released on March 8, 2016 ([[Super Tuesday]]).<ref name="West">West, Lindy. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/11/opinion/campaign-stops/what-are-trump-fans-really-afraid-to-say.html What Are Trump Fans Really 'Afraid' to Say?], ''New York Times'' (March 11, 2016).</ref>

After a [[Jupiter, Florida]] news conference on March 8, [[Corey Lewandowski]], Trump's campaign manager, is reported to have accosted [[Breitbart News]] reporter [[Michelle Fields]] "...moving her out of the way and nearly bringing her down to the ground" and caused bruising to her arm. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Stableford|first1=Dylan|title=Trump campaign manager reportedly ‘roughed up’ reporter after press conference|url=https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-reporter-roughed-up-campaign-manager-205228155.html|website=yahoo.com|publisher=Yahoo.com|accessdate=March 10, 2016}}</ref> On March 11, Kurt Bardella, the company spokesman and longtime public relations consultant for Breitbart News, resigned his position due to Breitbart's lack of support for their reporter. Ms. Fields has filed a police report. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Grim|first1=Ryan|title=Breitbart Spokesman Resigns Over Trump Aide Assault: 'This S**t Just Sucks'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/breitbart-spokesman-resigns-over-trump-aide-assault-this-shit-just-sucks_us_56e33acfe4b065e2e3d607b7|website=huffingtonpost.com|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>

On March 10, as he was being led by police from a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a protester was punched by a Trump supporter. Charges of assault and battery have been filed by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Ashley|title=black protester is sucker-punched by white Trump supporter|url=http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/10/donald-trump-rally-protester/?_r=0|website=nytimes.com|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=Barron-Lopez>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-supporter-punches-protester-in-face-at-north-carolina-rally_us_56e1761ce4b0b25c9180dd44 | title=Trump Supporter Punches Protester In Face At North Carolina Rally | work=[[Huffington Post]] | date=March 10, 2016 | accessdate=March 10, 2016 | author=Barron-Lopez, Laura}}</ref><ref name="Moyer"/>

[[File:Trump protest Chicago March 11, 2016.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Anti-Trump protesters in Chicago on March 11, 2016]]
On March 11, during a rally in [[St. Louis]], violence broke out between supporters of Trump and protesters, resulting in 32 arrests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ktla.com/2016/03/11/violence-erupts-at-donald-trump-rally-in-st-louis/|title=Violence Erupts at Donald Trump Rally in St. Louis; At Least 32 People Arrested|work=KTLA|accessdate=March 12, 2016}}</ref> A planned event for later that day in Chicago drew [[2016 Chicago protest|confrontations between supporters and protesters]] in the [[UIC Pavilion|arena]] at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] before Trump could come out to speak, due to an unusually large amount of protesters, and the campaign cancelled the rally due to safety concerns. Trump stated that he made the decision himself, commenting "I didn't want to see people get hurt [so] I decided to postpone the rally."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/11/trump-calls-off-chicago-rally-due-to-security-concerns.html|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-rally-chicago-called-after-clashes-n537001|title=Trump Rally in Chicago Postponed After Clashes|website=NBC News|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rally-postponed-chicago-large-crowds-protesters-gather/story?id=37589985|title=Trump Rally Postponed in Chicago Amid Safety Concerns|date=March 11, 2016|website=ABC News|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-over-security-concerns/|title=Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns|last=DelReal|first=Jenna Johnson, Jose A.|date=March 11, 2016|last2=Rucker|first2=Philip|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/12/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-says-didnt-want-to-see-anyone-hurt.html?intcmp=hpbt3|title=Trump cancels Chicago rally, says he didn't want to see anyone hurt {{!}} Fox News|date=2016-03-12|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>

On March 12, Thomas Dimassimo, 32, attempted to rush the stage as Trump was speaking at a rally in [[Dayton, Ohio]]; Dimassimo was stopped by [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents and subsequently charged with [[misdemeanor]] disorderly conduct and inducing panic.<ref> Hallie Jackson, Elizabeth Chuck & Ali Vitali, [http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/secret-service-rushes-stage-protect-donald-trump-ohio-rally-n537181 Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally], NBC News (March 12, 2016).</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Protests of Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 are a notable feature of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016. Fueled by the incendiary language[1] of Donald Trump who vigorously characterized broad segments of the population in negative ways protesters began attending his rallies displaying signs and disrupting them.[2] On Friday March 11, 2016 the 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest resulted in cancellation of the event after hundreds of protesters had entered the arena.[3]

Trump rally at UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 11, 2016 immediately after news of Trump's cancellation of attendance of the event. Many protesters cheer "Bernie!" to show their support for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.

There have been verbal and physical confrontations between Trump supporters and protesters at Trump's campaign events. Rally attendees have physically provoked protesters and members of the press in many rallies.[4][5]

The New York Times reported that the most "potentially dangerous recurring act committed by ordinary voters in the 2016 presidential cycle" is protesting Trump at one of his rallies; when a protest breaks out as at rally, "Trump supporters typically begin shouting, pointing, jeering — and sometimes kicking or spitting — at the protester, surrounding the offender in a tight circle."[6] "Trump's tone often seems to encourage aggression," and he "has berated security guards for not ejecting protesters quickly enough."[6] Trump's Republican rivals have blamed Trump for fostering a climate of violence and escalating tension at campaign events.[7]

Trump himself has "not been quick to criticize the violence" at his rallies.[8][9] In November 2015, Trump said of a protestor in Birmingham, Alabama, "Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing."[10] On February 1, at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Trump told a crowd, "So if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of 'em, would you? Seriously. Okay? Just knock the hell — I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees. I promise. I promise."[11] On February 23, 2016, at a rally in Las Vegas, Trump reacted to a protestor by saying "I love the old days — you know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks." He added "I'd like to punch him in the face."[12][13][14]

During an August 25, 2015 press conference, Trump's chief of security Keith Schiller removed Univision anchor Jorge Ramos from the event.[15][16] On September 3, 2015 Schiller was filmed punching a protester.[17]

On February 27, in Valdosta, Georgia, 30 Valdosta State University students were asked to leave a college building in advance of a Trump speech.[18]

At a rally on February 29, veteran photojournalist Chris Morris was grabbed by his throat and thrown to the ground by a member of the Secret Service.[19]

In March 2016, Politico reported that the Trump campaign has hired plainclothes private security guards to preemptively remove potential protesters from rallies.[20] On March 1, Kashiya Nwanguma attended a Trump rally in Louisville, Kentucky, with two anti-Trump signs. She reported that Trump supporters ripped her signs away, and shouted racial epithets and "leftist scum" at her.[21] A video of violence and verbal abuse against her was released on March 8, 2016 (Super Tuesday).[9]

After a Jupiter, Florida news conference on March 8, Corey Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager, is reported to have accosted Breitbart News reporter Michelle Fields "...moving her out of the way and nearly bringing her down to the ground" and caused bruising to her arm. [22] On March 11, Kurt Bardella, the company spokesman and longtime public relations consultant for Breitbart News, resigned his position due to Breitbart's lack of support for their reporter. Ms. Fields has filed a police report. [23]

On March 10, as he was being led by police from a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a protester was punched by a Trump supporter. Charges of assault and battery have been filed by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. [24][25][8]

Anti-Trump protesters in Chicago on March 11, 2016

On March 11, during a rally in St. Louis, violence broke out between supporters of Trump and protesters, resulting in 32 arrests.[26] A planned event for later that day in Chicago drew confrontations between supporters and protesters in the arena at the University of Illinois at Chicago before Trump could come out to speak, due to an unusually large amount of protesters, and the campaign cancelled the rally due to safety concerns. Trump stated that he made the decision himself, commenting "I didn't want to see people get hurt [so] I decided to postpone the rally."[27][28][29][30][31]

On March 12, Thomas Dimassimo, 32, attempted to rush the stage as Trump was speaking at a rally in Dayton, Ohio; Dimassimo was stopped by Secret Service agents and subsequently charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and inducing panic.[32]

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