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| Donald Trump supporters forcibly remove black protester at rally amid call to 'set him on fire' | Donald Trump supporters forcibly remove black protester at rally amid call to 'set him on fire' |
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| A black protestor who interrupted a Donald Trump rally was threatened with being “lit on fire” while trying to interrupt the Republican presidential candidate’s speech. | A black protestor who interrupted a Donald Trump rally was threatened with being “lit on fire” while trying to interrupt the Republican presidential candidate’s speech. |
| Video footage of the incident, captured by BuzzFeed, shows the protester, Ender Austin III, being restrained by security officers, while a man in the crowd shouts “light the motherf***er on fire”. | Video footage of the incident, captured by BuzzFeed, shows the protester, Ender Austin III, being restrained by security officers, while a man in the crowd shouts “light the motherf***er on fire”. |
| Multiple protestors were escorted from the rally in Las Vegas on Monday, hours before the Republican candidates are set to enter their final GOP debate of the year. | Multiple protestors were escorted from the rally in Las Vegas on Monday, hours before the Republican candidates are set to enter their final GOP debate of the year. |
| After being ejected from the rally Mr Austin told BuzzFeed News that although he was being disruptive, he was not given a verbal warning before being physically restrained and removed from the event. | After being ejected from the rally Mr Austin told BuzzFeed News that although he was being disruptive, he was not given a verbal warning before being physically restrained and removed from the event. |
| “They immediately used physical force,” he said. “What concerned me is that people were yelling racial epithets and hateful things.” | “They immediately used physical force,” he said. “What concerned me is that people were yelling racial epithets and hateful things.” |
| “I heard the N-word a couple of times.” | “I heard the N-word a couple of times.” |
| Mr Austin said he attended the rally with friends to protest Mr Trump’s recent comments demanding all Muslim immigrants should be banned from the US. | Mr Austin said he attended the rally with friends to protest Mr Trump’s recent comments demanding all Muslim immigrants should be banned from the US. |
| A further protestor, filmed by ABC News, can be seen shouting “Black lives matter, Muslim lives matter”, while being escorted from the event. | A further protestor, filmed by ABC News, can be seen shouting “Black lives matter, Muslim lives matter”, while being escorted from the event. |
| Mr Trump was supposedly undeterred by the scuffles at the rally, allegedly mocking dissenters and praising the crowd for helping police, according to The Guardian. | Mr Trump was supposedly undeterred by the scuffles at the rally, allegedly mocking dissenters and praising the crowd for helping police, according to The Guardian. |
| The incident comes after scuffles at a Donald Trump rally last month saw a white man reportedly punch and attempt to choke a black protester in Birmingham, Alabama. | The incident comes after scuffles at a Donald Trump rally last month saw a white man reportedly punch and attempt to choke a black protester in Birmingham, Alabama. |
| The protester, identified by local media as well-known activist Mercutio Southall Jr, was thrown to the ground during Mr Trump's speech after he began yelling "Black lives matter!" | The protester, identified by local media as well-known activist Mercutio Southall Jr, was thrown to the ground during Mr Trump's speech after he began yelling "Black lives matter!" |
| In video footage Mr Trump can be heard saying, “Get him the hell out of here”, while an onlooker shouts “Don’t choke him! Don’t choke him!” | In video footage Mr Trump can be heard saying, “Get him the hell out of here”, while an onlooker shouts “Don’t choke him! Don’t choke him!” |
| The racially charged altercation in Birmingham led some to note Mr Trump’s supporters at the rally were nearly all white in a city with a majority of black people. | The racially charged altercation in Birmingham led some to note Mr Trump’s supporters at the rally were nearly all white in a city with a majority of black people. |
| Trump critics and rivals have said that his behaviour appears to be stoking racial tension. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said some of Trump's anti-Islam comments are "manipulating people's angst and their fears." | Trump critics and rivals have said that his behaviour appears to be stoking racial tension. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said some of Trump's anti-Islam comments are "manipulating people's angst and their fears." |
| Trump has previously denied he is racist after facing criticism for comments made about Mexican immigrants, telling Fox News: "I don't have a racist bone in my body." | Trump has previously denied he is racist after facing criticism for comments made about Mexican immigrants, telling Fox News: "I don't have a racist bone in my body." |
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