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Protester Lunges At Donald Trump In Cleveland

A protester was stopped by Secret Service agents after he lunged at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally in Cleveland on Friday. The agents temporarily formed a protective ring around the Donald before quickly leaving the stage and allowing Trump to carry on with his speech at Dayton international airport in Ohio. Stuff reports: It was not immediately clear why the agents rushed onto the stage Saturday morning to surround Trump, who appeared to jolt after hearing something in the audience standing behind his right shoulder. Four Secret Service agents then rushed onto the stage, as the audience chanted “Trump! Trump! Trump!” The agents quickly cleared. #TrumpRally in Dayton where someone screamed behind Trump and security jumped on stage and surrounded him: pic.twitter.com/szMXAd6sc6 — Mashable News (@MashableNews) March 12, 2016 Trump did not explain what had happened, but said: “Thank you for the warning. I was ready for ’em, but it’s much better if the cops do it, don’t we agree?” Both the Secret Service and Trump campaign staff did not immediately respond to questions seeking comment. Trump was able to finish his speech and did so without apparent incident. The billionaire businessman called off a rally on [...]