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2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest

2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest
Part of the protests against Donald Trump
DateMarch 11, 2016
Location
41°52′29″N 87°39′22″W / 41.87472°N 87.65611°W / 41.87472; -87.65611
Caused byDonald Trump visit
Methods[1]
Resulted inDonald Trump rally canceled
Parties
Anti-Trump protesters[1]
Donald Trump supporters
Number
2,500+[2]
6,000[2]
Casualties
Injuries4+[3]
Arrested5 (including a CBS News reporter)[3]

On March 11, 2016, the Donald Trump presidential campaign canceled a planned rally at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), in Chicago, Illinois, citing "growing safety concerns" due to the presence of thousands of protesters inside and outside his rally.[4][5]

Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators responding to civic leaders' and social media calls to shut the rally down had gathered outside the arena, and several hundred more filled seating areas within the UIC Pavilion, where the rally was to take place. When the Trump campaign announced that the rally would not take place, there was a great deal of shouting and a few small scuffles between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters.

  1. ^ a b Diamond, Jeremy; Schleifer, Theodore. "Trump supporters, protesters clash after Chicago rally postponed". CNN. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b O'Brien, Keith (March 13, 2016). "Inside the Protest That Stopped the Trump Rally". Politico. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Bellware, Kim (March 12, 2016). "Donald Trump Rally In Chicago Canceled After Protesters Turn Out In Droves". HuffPost. Huffington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT". Donald J Trump for President. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Johnson, Jenna; Berman, Mark (March 12, 2016). "Post Politics Skirmishes erupt after Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

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