Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally -- NBC News

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Secret Service Rushes Stage to Protect Donald Trump at Ohio Rally

NBC News
By Hallie Jackson, Elizabeth Chuck and Ali Vitali
3/12/2016

Excerpt:

A Donald Trump rally took a dramatic turn Saturday when a disturbance broke out behind him — causing Secret Service agents to jump on stage and form a wall around the candidate amid the commotion.

A campaign spokeswoman said that a man at the Dayton, Ohio, event "attempted to breach the secure buffer and was removed rapidly and professionally."

The suspect was identified as Thomas Dimassimo, 32, and was charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic — both misdemeanors, Chief Mike Etter of the Dayton Airport Police Department told NBC News.

Dimassimo jumped the bike racks and tried to climb onto the stage, but was stopped by Secret Service stationed there, Etter said. He was being held at the Montgomery County jail in Dayton.

The suspect may have thrown a bottle at the start of the incident, Etter added, but that wasn't immediately clear.

One Secret Service agent sustained a minor injury to the nose, police said.

As the suspect was ousted, the audience cheered "Trump," and the barely fazed billionaire gave two thumbs up and quipped: "I was ready for him, but it's much easier if the cops do it."
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Donald Trump Almost ATTACKED By Protester During Ohio Rally

Published on Mar 12, 2016 by 'LesGrossman2015'

Donald Trump Almost Attacked By Protester During Rally. donald trump was almost attacked by a protester who rushed the stage during the donald trump vandalia ohio campaign rally. donald trump was about to exit the stage when he was warned by a supporter that someone was trying to attack. watch the chaos that follows. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Bernie Sanders supporters for the massive protests that forced him to cancel a campaign rally in Chicago the night before.

Trump said his supporters at the rally "caused no problem." "They were taunted, they were harassed by these other people — by the way, some represented Bernie, our communist friend," Trump said, drawing loud boos from the Dayton, Ohio, crowd. "With Bernie, he should really get up and say to his people, 'stop, stop.' Not me." Secret Service agents rushed onstage to protect Trump late in his speech when it appeared that someone was attempting to rush the stage. "I was ready for him, but it's much easier if the cops do it," he said after the situation died down. Trump slammed his critics who said that he should take responsibility for the unrest at his rallies and tell his supporters to be more nice. "My people are nice, folks. My people are great,” he said. Trump also blamed President Obama for dividing Americans along racial and partisan lines, and encouraged people to come together. "We have got to change our thinking. Yeah and if there's a group out there ,just throw them the hell out," he said, pivoting as he noticed a group of protesters at the rally. "We cannot let our First Amendment rights be taken away from us folks," he continued after the crowd jeered at the protesters.