Citing Security Concerns, Trump Declines to Visit Rhode Island

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Rhode Island is officially a “safe space.”

According to the Providence Journal, Donald Trump has opted not to visit the Ocean State in the run-up to its presidential primary, on account of security concerns. Trump supporter State Rep. Joseph Trillo, noting that local college students planned to protest the real estate mogul on his visit, told the Journal that Trump’s campaign is “concerned about the security . . . it would be very expensive to hire that much police protection, and it may not be worth it.”

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