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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]

Background

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]

On September 3, 2015 Trump's chief of security Keith Schiller was filmed punching a protester.[15]

On February 27, 2016 in Valdosta, Georgia, 30 Valdosta State University students were asked to leave a college venue leased by the Trump campaign for a speech.[16][17]

In March 2016, Politico reported that the Trump campaign has hired plainclothes private security guards to preemptively remove potential protesters from rallies.[18] 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.[19] A video of violence and verbal abuse against her was released on March 8, 2016 (Super Tuesday).[9]

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. [20][21][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.[22] 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."[23][24][25][26]

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.[27]

References

  1. ^ Michael Barbaro, Ashley Parker and Trip Gabriel (March 12, 2016). "Donald Trump's Heated Words Were Destined to Stir Violence, Opponents Say". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Karen Tumulty, Jenna Johnson and Jose A. DelReal (March 12, 2016). "Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2016. 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.
  3. ^ Mark Guarino and Jenna Johnson (March 12, 2016). "In Chicago, an organized and organic disruption of Trump". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Mathis-Lilley, Ben. "A List, Which Will Probably Get Longer, of Violent Incidents at Trump Events". slate.com. Slate. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Frej, Willa. "Here's a Running List of Racial Things that have Happened at Trump Rallies". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Ashley Parker, Riskiest Political Act of 2016? Protesting at Rallies for Donald Trump, New York Times (March 10, 2016).
  7. ^ Eli Stokols & Kyle Cheney, Republicans blame Trump for climate of violence, Politico (March 12, 2016).
  8. ^ a b "Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally". Washington Post. March 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  9. ^ a b West, Lindy. What Are Trump Fans Really 'Afraid' to Say?, New York Times (March 11, 2016).
  10. ^ Jenna Johnson and Mary Jordan, Trump on rally protester: 'Maybe he should have been roughed up', Washington Post (November 22, 2015).
  11. ^ 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/
  12. ^ Jeremy Diamond, Donald Trump on protester: 'I'd like to punch him in the face', CNN (February 23, 2016).
  13. ^ Michael E. Miller, Donald Trump on a protester: ‘I’d like to punch him in the face', Washington Post (February 23, 2016).
  14. ^ Nick Corasaniti & Maggie Haberman, Donald Trump on Protester: 'I'd Like to Punch Him in the Face', New York Times (February 23, 2016).
  15. ^ Nakamura, David. "Trump security detail makes headlines, just like the candidate". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  16. ^ King, Shuan (March 2, 2016). "KING: As violence erupts at Super Tuesday Trump rally, it's only a matter of time before someone gets killed at future events". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  17. ^ Jennifer Jacobs, The Des Moines Register (March 1, 2016). "Black students ejected from Trump rally in Ga". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  18. ^ Schreckinger, Ben (March 7, 2016). "Trump cracks down on protesters". Politico. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  19. ^ Parker, Ashley (2016-03-10). "Riskiest Political Act of 2016? Protesting at Rallies for Donald Trump". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  20. ^ Parker, Ashley. "black protester is sucker-punched by white Trump supporter". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  21. ^ Barron-Lopez, Laura (March 10, 2016). "Trump Supporter Punches Protester In Face At North Carolina Rally". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  22. ^ "Violence Erupts at Donald Trump Rally in St. Louis; At Least 32 People Arrested". KTLA. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  23. ^ "Trump Rally in Chicago Postponed After Clashes". NBC News. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  24. ^ "Trump Rally Postponed in Chicago Amid Safety Concerns". ABC News. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  25. ^ DelReal, Jenna Johnson, Jose A.; Rucker, Philip (March 11, 2016). "Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 12, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Trump cancels Chicago rally, says he didn't want to see anyone hurt". Fox News. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  27. ^ Hallie Jackson, Elizabeth Chuck & Ali Vitali, Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally, NBC News (March 12, 2016).
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