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Donald Trump Accuses Bernie Sanders Of Inciting Protests

Donald Trump has accused the Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and his supporters of disrupting his recent rallies. The Republican presidential front-runner, whose inflammatory remarks are allegedly fueling the potential for violence, refused to tone down his rhetoric on Sunday. The billionaire issued a warning on twitter: “Bernie Sanders is lying when he says his disruptors aren’t told to go to my events. Be careful Bernie, or my supporters will go to yours!” Yahoo News reports: His accusation came after a Trump rally in Chicago on Friday was called off amid scenes of violence that included fistfights and people throwing bottles in what many believe is a turning point in the campaign if not American politics. Speaking on CNN later, Trump called protesters at his rallies “bad people that are looking to do harm to our country.” “When these people come into (my rallies), you know, everybody thinks I’m a bad guy,” he said. “If my people went into one of (Sanders’s) rallies, they’d say, ‘oh, this is a terrible thing.’ They would be arrested and all sorts of things would happen to them.” Sanders on Sunday denied his campaign had directed supporters to protest Trump rallies. “Trump’s words must be [...]