Donald Trump’s presidential campaign postponed a planned Friday rally in Chicago after clashes between protesters and supporters inside the venue and demonstrators gathered outside the event.
“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,” the campaign said in a statement, asking that those who were waiting for the candidate to arrive to “please go in peace.”
The rally was being staged at the University of Illinois Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, where fights broke out between those supporting Trump and those who came to protest his candidacy, according to CBS News.
According to the Associated Press, 31 people were arrested at a Trump rally earlier in the day in St. Louis for disturbing the peace.
At the Chicago event, CNN showed footage of fistfights between demonstrators and supporters after the announcement was made that Trump would not appear. Before the rally, some demonstrators were taken out of the arena.
“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,” the campaign said in a statement, asking that those who were waiting for the candidate to arrive to “please go in peace.”
The rally was being staged at the University of Illinois Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, where fights broke out between those supporting Trump and those who came to protest his candidacy, according to CBS News.
According to the Associated Press, 31 people were arrested at a Trump rally earlier in the day in St. Louis for disturbing the peace.
At the Chicago event, CNN showed footage of fistfights between demonstrators and supporters after the announcement was made that Trump would not appear. Before the rally, some demonstrators were taken out of the arena.
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