Posted on 03/11/2016 8:46:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Donald Trump campaign on Friday night canceled a rally slated to take place in an arena at the University of Illinois at Chicago after protesters overwhelmed the event. The campaign cited safety concerns, given the tense confrontations between Trump protesters and supporters.
After the cancellation was announced, fights started to break out at the UIC Pavilion, CBS News' Sopan Deb reports.
Ahead of Trump's arrival, hundreds of demonstrators lined up outside the arena to protest the Republican presidential front-runner. Large groups of Trump opponents also occupied multiple sections inside the arena. The mix of Trump supporters and opponents created a tense atmosphere, and finally a spokesperson for the campaign announced the event was canceled....
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Btw, someone ought to get the frames of these Communist attempting to rip up and take away that American flag
26:50 or there abouts.
It was the Trump supporter in the Camo hat that grabbed the American flag off the ground!
Be the first to get stills of that or short gifs.
#blacklivesmatter silences Trump.
Yep...
5% doesn’t matter.
Bowel Movement’s, Later.
Trump should say Chicago needs a wall built around it.
That’ll set’em off.
Trump certainly has the right to have his rally unencumbered. Equally, the protesters have every right to show up and protest just about as loudly and obnoxiously as they like — as long as it’s peaceful and they don’t try to disrupt.
Now, I will say that I think Trump selected a place for the event that was probably unwise. Another location might have reduced this problem. Having it on the college campus made it way too easy for the protesters to do what they do.
A lot of violence seems to follow Trump. He has personally threatened demonstrators and asked his supporters to punch them out. His campaign manager attacked a reporter simply for asking a question. His supporters have violently attacked minority protesters. But somehow, that has nothing to do with him.
So you can say that something about his campaign is fostering such an environment.
What irritates me about Jeb Cruz is that every time he speaks, it’s like he is giving the Gettysburg address or something.Just speak normally Ted!
Why does it bother you if every article about leftist violence is posted?
Do you believe that #Blacklivesmatter violence isn’t news?
Or just that it shouldn’t be covered?
Explain why.
I have been at work all day. I haven’t been seeing the threads.
Hope you’re OK.
“Trump should say Chicago needs a wall built around it.”
And make Detroit pay for it.
Leg and foot infection.
LOL!!!
Well played.
It’s like 1968 with the internet and a hippie president.
SMH says Phil Roberston.
Trump has something that none of the candidates, Repub or Dem have...Wisdom.
Bad idea to cancel.
LOL!
“Why are you posting this? Surely you’ve seen the multiple threads already posted, relating to this incident.
Those threads are already up into the hundreds and hundreds of comments.”
And yet . . . logging on and clicking on “Ttump” this is the thread which comes up first. Will look for and read other threads. Thanks. But . . . chill.
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