A Donald Trump rally in Arizona was the setting for violent scenes on Saturday night as protesters and attendees at the rally clashed.
Video footage shows a protester being attacked by someone in attendance at the rally as he is being lead out of the event by security.
VIOLENCE at another Donald Trump rally, this time in Tucson, AZ. Man hits and kicks protester: pic.twitter.com/7FWuSeE0Jt
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) 19 March 2016
Went to the Trump rally just to see how crazy it would be........this is insane pic.twitter.com/QFwSwmNoI0
— Alex Satterly (@alex_satterly) 19 March 2016
Speaking after the event to the Arizona Daily Star, the man who was hit identified himself as Bryan Sanders, an independent who wanted to make his feelings known on Trump's "racism, his fascism, his lies and his women hating".
Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was also under renewed pressure after a video surfaced of him in the crowd confronting protesters. The footage was captured by Jacqueline Alemany of CBS News.
Here is Donald Trump's campaign manager in the Tucson crowd grabbing the collar of a protester. pic.twitter.com/JZ9RntWlHY
— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) 19 March 2016
In a statement afterwards, Trump's campaign said that the footage did not show him pulling the protester by the collar, as had been claimed, and that Trump does not condone violence at his rallies.
Statement from Trump campaign RE video of campaign manager grabbing protestors collar. pic.twitter.com/jzqK5ZwQFk
— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) 20 March 2016
Protesters also clashed with police in New York outside Trump Towers, as they made their feelings known on the Republican candidate's policies and rhetoric to date.
Via Mashable
