STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT
Mr. Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the tens of thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena, tonight’s rally will be postponed to another date.
Thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace
Pictured: The moment a protester tries to rush Trump on stage in Ohio – leaving him visibly shaken – just minutes after he brushed off last night’s Chicago violence as a ‘planned attack by thugs’
Trump took to the stand in Dayton, Ohio, the day after Chicago rally meltdown where bloody brawls broke out inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion
He addressed yesterday’s violence as a ‘planned attack’ caused by ‘professional people’ and blamed Obama for dividing America
Crowd member tried to rush the stage as four Secret Service agents rushed to Trump’s aid
Man has been named as Thomas Dimassimo – he’s now in custody and will be facing assault charges
At the Chicago rally two police officers were injured and five people were arrested – more than 10,000 people had officially RSVP’d to protest there
Trump says protesters were ‘Bernie’s people’ but Sanders denounced the Donald as a ‘pathological liar’
By ALEXANDRA GENOVA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and DAVID MARTOSKO, U.S POLITICAL EDITOR IN CHICAGO
PUBLISHED: 17:23 EST, 12 March 2016 | UPDATED: 21:00 EST, 12 March 2016
Donald Trump addressed crowds in Ohio Saturday to condemn last night’s bloody scenes as ‘disgusting’, saying it would have been a ‘tremendous rally’ but descended into violence because of what he called a ‘planned attack’ by ‘professional wiseguys’.
But his speech was disturbed after one crowd member tried to rush the stage and threw an object -it is unclear what – causing four Secret Service personnel to quickly leap to the stage in his aid.
The Republican candidate looked visibly rattled as the offending person was escorted out.
Trump did not explain what had happened, but said: ‘Thank you for the warning. I was ready for ’em, but it’s much better if the cops do it, don’t we agree?’