Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has a unique strategy to ensure his “Make America Great Again” rallies stay great.
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According to reports, the Republican front-runner is now providing “a safe protest area” outside each of his campaign rallies, to which he usually attracts thousands of people, where protesters can congregate.
“Some people are taking advantage of Mr. Trump’s hospitality by choosing to disrupt his rallies by using them as an opportunity to promote their own political messages. While they certainly have the right to free speech, this is a private event paid for by Mr. Trump,” attendees at a recent Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa were reportedly told before the billionaire took the stage.
In addition to reserving spaces for anti-Trump demonstrators, the campaign has also instructed supporters to refrain from getting physical with hecklers who interrupt the candidate.
“If a protester starts demonstrating in the area around you, please do not touch or harm the protester,” the same announcement said.
It continued, “This is a peaceful rally. In order to notify the law enforcement officers of the location of the protester, please hold a rally sign over your head and start chanting: Trump! Trump! Trump! Ask the people around you to do likewise until the officer removes the protester.”
The campaign’s effort to prevent rallies from turning violent come after several cases where just that occurred.
As previously reported by the Washington Examiner, a handful of Trump’s most recent rallies have erupted in chaos after attendees took it upon themselves to deal with protesters.
On Monday, for example, Trump was interrupted multiple times and forced to pause his remarks while crowd-members encouraged security to physically harm and set fire to a male protester while they were attempting to remove him from the venue.
Trump, who remains second in the Washington Examiner’s presidential power rankings, has yet to address the increased violence at his campaign rallies. He is slated to host another one in Mesa, Ariz., Wednesday at noon MST.
