2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest

none August 2026 March 2016 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest the protests against Donald Trump Trump protest Chicago March 11, 2016.jpg March 11, 2016 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois 41 52 29 N 87 39 22 W region:US-IL_type:event inline,title Donald Trump visit Demonstration AssaultDiamond Jeremy Schleifer Theodore Trump supporters, protesters clash after Chicago rally postponed http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/politics/donald-trump-chicago-protests/index.html CNN March 12, 2016 Donald Trump rally canceled Anti-Trump protesters Chicago Police Department Donald Trump supporters 2,500+O'Brien Keith Inside the Protest That Stopped the Trump Rally https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/donald-trump-chicago-protest-213728/ March 20, 2016 Politico March 13, 2016 6,000 4+Bellware Kim Donald Trump Rally In Chicago Canceled After Protesters Turn Out In Droves http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-rally-chicago_us_56e366ece4b0b25c9182176f HuffPost March 12, 2016 Huffington Post March 12, 2016 5 (including a CBS News reporter) 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.https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/statement-regarding-trump-campaign-chicago-rally-postponement STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHICAGO RALLY POSTPONEMENT Donald J Trump for President March 11, 2016 March 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316081029/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/statement-regarding-trump-campaign-chicago-rally-postponement March 16, 2016 dead mdy-allJohnson Jenna Berman Mark Post Politics Skirmishes erupt after Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-over-security-concerns/ March 13, 2016 The Washington Post March 12, 2016 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. Prelude Plans to protest the Trump rally were launched a week in advance by a variety of community and student groups who largely organized via social media. Some 43,000 undergraduate and graduate students had signed a petition asking UIC to cancel the rally by March 6.Kim Katie Student Petition Aims to Cancel Trump Rally in Chicago, Protests Planned http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Student-Petition-Aims-to-Cancel-Trump-Rally-in-Chicago-Protests-Planned-371279681.html March 13, 2016 NBC News March 7, 2016 That same day, Latino leaders in the city, led by Democratic U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, issued a call to their constituents to join them in a protest outside the UIC Pavilion, where the rally was to take place.Bowean Lolly In Chicago, Trump to face protest by Latino leaders http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-donald-trump-rally-protest-uic-20160307-story.html March 13, 2016 Chicago Tribune March 6, 2016 One of many student-based protests was first proposed by 20-year-old Chicago political activist and Bernie Sanders supporter Ja'Mal Green, who had posted to Facebook a week urging others to "get your tickets to this. We're all going in!!!! #SHUTITDOWN."Seitz-Wald Alex How Bernie Sanders Supporters Shut Down Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/how-bernie-sanders-supporters-shut-down-donald-trump-s-rally-n537191 March 12, 2016 MSNBC March 12, 2016 Green told reporters that the plan was for protestors to make noise when Trump appeared, "and then rush the stage." While "activist groups did try to disrupt the event, ... many protesters said that they learned of the demonstrations on social media and went of their own accord."Michael Barbaro Ashley Parker Trip Gabriel https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/donald-trumps-heated-words-were-destined-to-stir-violence-opponents-say.html Donald Trump's Heated Words Were Destined to Stir Violence, Opponents Say The New York Times March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 MoveOn.org confirmed that it helped promote the protest and paid for printing protest signs and a banner.Scott Eugene Johns Joe http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/12/politics/bernie-sanders-donald-trump/ Sanders: Don't blame my supporters for violence at Trump rally March 12, 2016 CNN March 12, 2016 Among those who took part in organizing the protest included members of the UIC faculty, People for Bernie, the Fearless Undocumented Alliance, Black Lives Matter, Assata's Daughters, BYP100, College Students for Bernie, and Showing Up for Racial Justice, with "black, Latino and Muslim young people" at the "core" of the crowds of protesters.Decker Kathleen For Donald Trump, protests create a short-term benefit and a long-term threat http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-donald-trump-analysis-20160313-story.html March 13, 2016 Los Angeles Times March 13, 2016Linthicum Kate How black, Latino and Muslim college students organized to stop Trump's rally in Chicago http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-protesters-20160312-story.html March 13, 2016 Los Angeles Times March 12, 2016Cassidy John The Chicago Anti-Trump Protest Was Only the Beginning http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-chicago-anti-trump-protest-was-only-the-beginning The New Yorker March 13, 2016 March 16, 2016Guarino Mark In Chicago, an organized and organic disruption of Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-chicago-an-organized-and-organic-disruption-of-trump/2016/03/12/22d29a6e-e896-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html?tid=a_inl March 16, 2016 The Washington Post March 12, 2016 Sanders himself did not acknowledge these protests in advance, instead hosting his own rally that night in nearby Summit, Illinois.Schulte Sarah Bernie Sanders holds rally in Summit https://abc7chicago.com/bernie-sanders-rally-summit-chicago/1242349/ November 27, 2024 ABC 7 Chicago March 12, 2016 Incident thumb|left|200px|Protesters outside the rally chant "Shut it down" left|thumb|thumbtime=00:02:52|Video of Trump rally at UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 11, 2016, immediately after news of Trump's cancellation of attendance of the event. Many protesters cheer "Bernie!" to show their support for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. thumb|left|Voice of America video of the clashes at the UIC Pavilion The protests had begun 24 hours prior to the event with a vigil outside UIC Pavilion. The vigil lasted until the rally was scheduled to begin.Lowe Mike March 11, 2016 24-hour vigil precedes protest at Donald Trump rally in Chicago WGNTV http://wgntv.com/2016/03/11/24-hour-vigil-precedes-protest-at-donald-trump-rally-in-chicago/# March 13, 2016 Thirty minutes after the rally was scheduled to begin, a representative of the Trump campaign came on stage and announced that the rally was postponed. The crowd immediately cheered and chanted "We dumped Trump!" and "We shut it down!"Flitter Emily Ortiz Fiona March 11, 2016 Trump's Chicago rally called off for safety reasons amid chaos Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally-idUSMTZSAPEC3CWI3VFZ March 13, 2016 As Trump supporters shouted "We want Trump!", arguments, several fistfights, and small scufflesBosman Julie Davey Monica March 11, 2016 Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago Canceled After Violent Scuffles The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/us/trump-rally-in-chicago-canceled-after-violent-scuffles.html live limited March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204214321/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/us/trump-rally-in-chicago-canceled-after-violent-scuffles.html 4 February 2023 broke out between the groups. Two police officers and at least two civilians were injured during the protests. Five people were arrested, including Sopan Deb, a CBS News reporter who was covering Trump's campaign. Protesters said that they were protesting against racism and Trump's policies.http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/11/politics/donald-trump-chicago-protests/index.html Trump supporters, protesters clash after Chicago rally postponed CNN March 11, 2016 March 12, 2016 Jeremy Diamond Theodore Schleifer Some of the demonstrators were also members of the group Black Lives Matter.Schwartz Ian March 11, 2016 Trump: 'You Can Not Have A Rally In A Major City Anymore Without Violence' http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/03/11/trump_you_can_not_have_a_rally_in_a_major_city_anymore_without_violence.html March 12, 2016 Real Clear Politicshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/mar/12/black-lives-matter-v-all-lives-matter-political-discourse-at-a-donald-trump-rally-video Black Lives Matter v All Lives Matter: political discourse at a Donald Trump rally - video Beckett Lois March 12, 2016 The Guardian 0261-3077 March 12, 2016 A smaller number of protesters were seen carrying flags representing various groups and countries, including Mexico.https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-35791008 Trump calls off Chicago rally following violent clashes BBC News March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/11/protesters-scare-trump-out-of-chicago.html Protesters Scare Trump Out of Chicago Glawe Gideon Resnick-Justin March 12, 2016 The Daily Beast March 12, 2016 John Escalante, the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), said about 300 officers were on hand for crowd control. A CPD spokesman said the department had never told the Trump campaign that there was a security threat, and added that the department had sufficient manpower on the scene to handle any situation.http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chicago-police-say-they-advise-canceling-trump-event Chicago Police Deny Advising Trump to Cancel Event Talking Points Memo Associated Press March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 The Trump campaign postponed the rally. The CPD and other law-enforcement authorities "were not consulted and had no role in canceling the event." Trump initially claimed he had conferred with Chicago Police but later said that he made the decision himself: "I didn't want to see people get hurt [so] I decided to postpone the rally."https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-says-he-didnt-want-to-see-anyone-hurt/ Trump cancels Chicago rally, says he didn't want to see anyone hurt March 11, 2016 Fox News March 11, 2016Vitali Ali Jamieson Alastair Helsel Phil March 11, 2016 Trump Rally in Chicago Postponed After Clashes http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-rally-chicago-called-after-clashes-n537001 March 12, 2016 NBC NewsStracqualursi Veronica Candea Ben March 11, 2016 Trump Rally Postponed in Chicago Amid Safety Concerns https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-rally-postponed-chicago-large-crowds-protesters-gather/story?id=37589985 March 12, 2016 ABC NewsJohnson Jenna Rucker Philip March 11, 2016 Trump cancels Chicago rally over security concerns The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-over-security-concerns/ live subscription March 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020303/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/11/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-over-security-concerns/ 7 February 2019 0190-8286https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cancels-chicago-rally-says-he-didnt-want-to-see-anyone-hurt/ Trump cancels Chicago rally, says he didn't want to see anyone hurt March 12, 2016 Fox News March 12, 2016 Arrests thumb|right|200px|Arrest being made at the protest Four individuals were arrested and charged in the incident. Two were "charged with felony aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest", one was "charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a peace officer", and the fourth "was charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting and obstructing a peace officer".Rhodes Wawn 4 charged in clashes after canceled Trump rally at UIC http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-4-charged-in-clashes-after-canceled-trump-rally-at-uic-20160312-story.html March 14, 2016 Chicago Tribune March 13, 2016 Sopan Deb, a CBS reporter covering the Trump campaign, was one of those arrested outside the rally. He was charged with resisting arrest;Calderon Michael CBS News Reporter Sopan Deb Arrested While Covering Donald Trump Rally http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sopan-deb-detained-trump-rally_us_56e3fb1de4b0860f99d931a2 March 13, 2016 Huffington Post March 14, 2016 Chicago police ultimately dropped the charges.Diamond Jeremy Police: Charges dropped against CBS reporter http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/politics/donald-trump-rally-charges-dropped-cbs-reporter-sopan-deb/ 2 October 2016 CNN March 17, 2016 Reactions and aftermath thumb|Voice of America video about Trump and Sanders' responses to the postponed Chicago rally thumb|right|Protesters celebrate event cancellation outside of event thumb|right|Attendees exit Harrison Street east after rally was canceled. Video from eyewitness protester. After the event was postponed, Green described the cancellation of the event as a "win," saying that "our whole purpose was to shut it down... we had to show him that our voice in civil rights was greater than his voice. The minority became the majority today."Atwood Kylie Trump protest organizer calls raucous night a "win" http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-bernie-sanders-supporters-election-2016/ March 12, 2016 CBS News March 12, 2016 Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised the Chicago Police Department's work to restore order. Trump blamed Sanders for the clashes in Chicago, insisting that the protesters were "Bernie's crowd" and that a protester who charged the stage at an event in Dayton, Ohio, the following day was a "Bernie person", calling on Sanders to "get your people in line".Alan Yuhas https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/12/sanders-attacks-trump-vicious-campaign-chicago-backlash Sanders calls Trump 'pathological liar' as Chicago rally backlash grows The Guardian March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 Sanders subsequently denounced Trump as a "pathological liar" who leads a "vicious movement", and said that "while I appreciate that we had supporters at Trump's rally in Chicago, our campaign did not organize the protests." Sanders blamed Trump for propagating "birther" conspiracy theories and for promoting "hatred and division against Latinos, Muslims, women and people with disabilities". Presidential candidates Republican Rivals for the Republican presidential nomination criticized Trump. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said, "When you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, you create an environment that only encourages that sort of nasty discourse."https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/12/470205913/presidential-candidates-react-to-violence-at-donald-trumps-chicago-rally Presidential Candidates React To Violence At Donald Trump's Chicago Rally NPR March 12, 2016 March 13, 2016 Ruiz Joe John Kasich, Governor of Ohio, issued a statement saying, "Tonight, the seeds of division that Donald Trump has been sowing this whole campaign finally bore fruit, and it was ugly." Senator Marco Rubio of Florida attributed blame for the events at various parties, including the protesters, the media, and the Democratic Party, but "reserved his harshest words" for Trump, condemning him for inciting supporters who have punched and beaten demonstrators and likening him to "Third World strongmen".Jeremy W. Peters https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/12/marco-rubio-nearing-reckoning-in-florida-primary-likens-donald-trump-to-third-world-strong-men/ Marco Rubio, Nearing Reckoning in Florida Primary, Likens Donald Trump to 'Third-World Strongmen' The New York Times March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 Democratic Clinton, one of two Democratic presidential candidates in the 2016 election, said in a statement that the Trump campaign's "divisive rhetoric" was of "grave concern" and said, "We all have our differences, and we know many people across the country feel angry. We need to address that anger together."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-unloads-on-donald-trump_us_56e4847ae4b0860f99d9475f? Sanders Unloads On 'Pathological Liar' Trump Huffington Post March 12, 2016 Daniel Marans March 13, 2016 The morning after the incident, Clinton said, "The ugly, divisive rhetoric we are hearing from Donald Trump and the encouragement of violence and aggression is wrong, and it's dangerous. If you play with matches, you're going to start a fire you can't control. That's not leadership. That's political arson."Amy Chozick https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/12/hillary-clinton-on-trump-rallies-thats-political-arson/ Hillary Clinton on Trump Rallies: 'That's Political Arson' The New York Times March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 Bernie Sanders, the other Democratic candidate, tweeted: "We will continue to bring people together. We will not allow the Donald Trumps of the world to divide us up."Aamer Madhani Doug Stanglin https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/12/trump-blames-thugs-canceling-chicago-rally/81685100/ Trump blames 'thugs' for canceling Chicago rally USA Today March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 Media Conservative media described protest actions as an infringement on Trump's freedom of speech. National Review editor Rich Lowry called the protest an indefensible "mob action" and wrote that "the spectacle ... will probably only help" Trump, since he "thrives on polarization and has sought to turn up the temperature of his rallies with his notorious suggestions that protesters should get roughed up." Fox News host Jeanine Pirro characterized the protesters as "abject anarchists" who had infringed upon Trump's right to free speech by "responding to activist calls at No. SHUTITDOWN."Jeanine Pirro http://video.foxnews.com/v/4799320342001/judge-jeanine-words-are-not-an-excuse-to-become-violent/ Judge Jeanine: Words are not an excuse to become violent Fox News March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016Rich Lowry http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/432720/donald-trump-rally-shut-down-will-it-help-him Chicago 2016 National Review March 11, 2016 March 12, 2016 Other media outlets stated that such protest actions were predictable due to Trump's rhetoric. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC said that Trump's violent rhetoric at campaign rallies resulted in the escalation of tensions: "Anybody who tells you that there is no connection between the behavior of the mob at these events and the behavior of the man at the podium leading the mob at these events is not actually watching what he's been saying from the podium."Daniel Kreps https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/rachel-maddow-donald-trumps-violent-rhetoric-sparked-chicago-protest-20160312 Rachel Maddow: Donald Trump's Violent Rhetoric Sparked Chicago Protest Rolling Stone March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 Jelani Cobb wrote in The New Yorker that "the image of protesters clashing with Trump supporters in Chicago ... is the logical culmination of what we've seen throughout his Presidential campaign" as "the idea of fighting to take the country back" promoted by Trump's campaign "went from figurative to literal".Jelani Cobb http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-chicago-and-the-lessons-of-1968 Donald Trump, Chicago, and the Lessons of 1968 The New Yorker March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 See also Chicago January 6 United States Capitol attack 1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States United States presidential election in Illinois, 2016 2008 financial crisis References 30em External links 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest Category:2016 protests Category:2016 controversies in the United States Category:2016 in Chicago Category:March 2016 in the United States Chicago rally protest Category:Occupations (protest) in the United States Category:Political violence in the United States Category:Protests against Donald Trump Category:Protests in Illinois Category:Violence in Illinois Category:University of Illinois Chicago Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Events at UIC Pavilion