Chicago : Donald Trump cancelled his campaign rally here citing security concerns after hundreds of people gathered at the arena to protest against his ‘politics of hatred’ and scuffled with his supporters in the largest-ever demonstration against the Republican presidential frontrunner.
The controversial real estate tycoon initially delayed his rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion last night but his campaign later announced that it was being postponed “for the safety of all of the tens of thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena”.
This is one of the rarest of the rare occasions that a political rally has been cancelled due to protests, which Trump’s rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio described as a “sad day” as they blamed the tycoon’s political discourse for creating an atmosphere of hatred and animosity.
Thousands of people had gathered at Trump’s rally. Eyewitnesses said hundreds of Trump’s protesters had entered the auditorium and said that they would oppose his rally.
Inside the auditorium, fighting broke out between supporters and protesters, who waved flags and chanted hours before Trump was due. Chicago Police said no arrests were made.
