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Title: Chicago police: We were not consulted in decision to cancel Trump rally
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URL Source: http://www.latimes.com/nation/polit ... e-03112016-htmlstory.html#4444
Published: Mar 12, 2016
Author: Melanie Mason
Post Date: 2016-03-12 00:51:44 by SOSO
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Comments: 35
Chicago police: We were not consulted in decision to cancel Trump rally Chicago police "were not consulted" and "did not provide an opinion" on Donald Trump's decision to cancel a rally in Chicago, the department said Friday night. The department made clear to the Trump campaign that "we were confident we had the proper amount of resources dedicated to the event," interim Supt. of Police John Escalante said in a news conference. Escalante said 200 Chicago police officers were initially deployed to the event and an additional 100 were sent as a precaution upon word that the rally might be canceled. He said the police were "taken by surprise" at the decision to cancel, particularly since his officers told the campaign they could "could guarantee safe access and exit to Mr. Trump." Once the rally was called off, Escalante said, "several scuffles had broken out inside the pavilion." Two people were arrested by the Chicago police, two by University of Illinois at Chicago officers, and one by state police. Escalante said two officers were injured, including one who was struck in the head with a bottle, suffering a cut that required stitches. "It's unfortunate that parties on both sides allowed their political views to become confrontational," he said. Poster Comment: Geez, what in the world is going on in our country? Did Trump just try to pull off a false flag con?
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A Chicago Police Department spokesman told The Associated Press that the police did not suggest Donald Trump cancel his Friday night rally, contrary to what Trump has said in interviews. "CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the AP that the department did not recommend Trump call off the event and said they had sufficent manpower to cover the rally. Guglielmi said that the decision to shut down the event was made "independently" by the Trump campaign. That runs contrary to what Trump has said in interviews since massive protests engulfed his event and supporters clashed with demonstrators after the cancellation announcement."
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