Man sought to attack Trump during his Ohio rally
Secret Service officers have arrested a man who wanted to attack US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump one day after chaos erupted at his rally in Chicago.
The disturbance happened on Saturday when the man charged the stage where Trump was speaking during a rally in Dayton, Ohio.
Trump briefly ducked at the podium and was quickly surrounded by the Secret Service before officers grabbed the man, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans.
The man, identified as Thomas Dimassimo, was charged with disorderly conduct and inciting panic by the Dayton Police Department, according to an official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“I was ready for him, but it’s much easier if the cops do it, don’t we agree?” Trump said after the man was arrested. “And to think I had such an easy life! What do I need this for, right?”
Trump has called for protesters who disrupt his speeches and rallies to be arrested, saying he will press charges against them.
"I'm going to ask that you arrest them," Trump said to the police. "I'll file whatever charges you want. If they want to do this ... we're going to go strongly for your arrests."
He said if the protesters are arrested, they will have a terrible life by having a "big arrest mark."
"Once that's starts happening, we're not going to have any more protesters, folks," Trump said.
On Friday night, clashes broke out between protesters and Trump supporters and forced the real estate mogul to postpone his campaign event in Chicago.
The chaos began when Trump’s campaign managers asked thousands of his supporters at the University of Illinois to leave the arena due to security concerns.
The angry rally-goers gathered inside and outside the arena and then confronted several hundred anti-Trump protesters, blaming them for the cancellation. Five people were arrested and two police officers were injured.
Earlier on Friday, Trump was interrupted by protesters several times during a rally in St. Louis, Missouri. It led to at least one injury and 32 arrests.
Trump defended his supporters, encouraging them to attack protesters if they provoke violence.
Protesters have been beaten, shoved, kicked and verbally abused during many of Trump's events.
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