Donald Trump protester brutally punched, kicked to the ground
AFP on March 21, 2016, 7:38 am
A protester with a sign showing Donald Trump's face and the words "Bad For America," has been kicked and punched to the ground by a member of the audience while being escorted out of the venue by security in another showing of shocking violence at the US Republican White House hopeful's events.
The audience member was handcuffed and taken away before being charged with assault with injury.
Trump protester Bryan Sanders, centre left, is punched by a Trump supporter as he is escorted out of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally at the Tucson Arena in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Mike Christy/Arizona Daily Star via AP
Video shows the moment the Trump supporter was removed after punching and kicking the protester. Photo: Twitter
Hundreds blocked a major road in the southwestern US state of Arizona as the latest attempts by opponents to disrupt the Trump campaign resulted in a handful of arrests.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, demonstrators who gathered at Manhattan's Columbus Circle, near one of the billionaire real estate mogul's luxury buildings overlooking Central Park, shouted the slogan "Donald Trump, go away, racist, sexist, anti-gay."
Amid a considerable police presence, protesters held up signs that read "Deport Trump" and "Build a wall around Trump."
Also spotted in the crowd were placards which read "Don't let bigotry Trump our constitution" and "Will trade 1 Donald Trump for 25,000 refugees."
