This was to be the first So Trump in Chicago organized four days before the primaries in Illinois.
In a published statement, staff Donald Trump stressed that the decision to revoke the rally was dictated for safety reasons, which seeks to provide 10 thousand. people gathered at an entertainment venue, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the front of the building, where a few hours before the scheduled start of the event the election of Republican politics protested his opponents.
Donald Trump after arriving in Chicago he met with representatives of the police and security forces. I did not want anything to happen to someone – explained the decision to cancel a rally in an interview with CNN. He stressed that no one was injured during the riots.
In the Windy City Donald Trump greeted crowds of protesters of people who gathered in the streets in front of the university, an entertainment venue called UIC Pavilion. Among the demonstrators were mostly minorities Hispanic and supporters of Democratic candidates in the presidential primaries: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
Police locked themselves their barriers of supporters Donald Trump, who, to get to the hall its rally, lined up in long lines. Between the two groups occurred to verbal skirmishes and scuffles.
The same was in the middle of the hall, which in addition to supporters of the leading candidate in the Republican presidential primaries, came as his opponents. From time to time there have to confront those who allegedly shouted “We want Trump!” (We Trump) or “USA! USA!”, And those chanting “No more hate” (No more hate) and “Bernie! Bernie!”, Recalling the name of the democratic candidate in the presidential primaries.
When 30 minutes after the scheduled start time announced a rally that was recalled, urging participants to leave the hall, there has been scuffles between supporters and opponents of Trump. The first demanded the departure of Donald Trump, the latter expressed the joy of the suspension of the rally. “ We Trump ” – screaming.
I’ve never seen anything like it. Reigned total chaos , and the security services did not prevailed over the situation – commented on the live broadcast from Chicago journalist CNN.
law enforcement officials managed to control the situation and the people, many of them students, peacefully left the event hall. Local media estimate that so Donald Trump came to approx. 10 thousand. people.
On the streets of Chicago in front of the hall could protest by several thousand people. People to participate in a demonstration of a few days mobilized a coalition of Latino organizations, which accuse Trumpowi hay in his campaign “hatred and fanaticism”. They recall that the billionaire named crossing the border illegally Mexicans criminals, drug dealers and rapists.
The number of protesters coming week appealed to voters Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Chicago. We want to make Chicago has set up Trumpowi – said the congressman for many years engaged in the struggle for immigration reform .
About 180 employees of University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC ) signed a letter of protest to the rector of the university, expressing its indignation after giving consent to rally Trump at this university, which, as noted, should not promote hatred and intolerance.
Before coming to Chicago Donald Trump had its rally in St. Louis, where the police arrested for disorderly conduct at least 32 people, opponents and supporters of billionaire from New York. Well I hope that my tone does not stimulate violence – Trump said in an interview given to CNN after the events in Chicago. “Do not encourage violence and do not accept violence,” – he added.
Donald Trump Chicago came four days before the scheduled for Tuesday primaries in Illinois, in which lies the city. In a recent survey conducted on behalf of the newspaper “Chicago Tribune” the billionaire had the highest support and by 10 percentage points ahead of closest rival Senator Ted Cruz.
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