Donald Trump's Virginia rally turns out nasty

Feb 29, 2016, 23:44

A man the Donald Trump campaign and reporters on scene described as a Secret Service agent appeared to slam a Time magazine photographer to the ground after he stepped past a security barricade at a Monday rally.

The Secret Service in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In addition to barring and ejecting journalists from rallies, Trump's campaign has threatened reporters with blacklisting if they leave the designated press area, or pen, to cover newsworthy events happening off stage, such as protests.

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Another clip shows the reporter lying on his back on the ground, kicking at the Secret Service agent.

Donald Trump addressed the crowd gathered at the Radford University gymnasium, claiming that his huge advantage over his competitors will allow him to win in numerous states voting on Super Tuesday, including ones with a Democratic background, like NY or MI.

A rep for Trump's campaign says they are aware of the incident but do not have all of the details. "It was at his rally where you have this huge animosity for members of the media".

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'I believe he was trying to exit the press pen to get a closer shot of a group of students who were protesting Trump, ' she said. A separate video of the event shows that the agent then grabbed Morris' neck with both hands and threw him into a table and onto the ground (see GIF below).

The incident came after the protesters - including some from the Black Lives Matter movement - disrupted the rally, which was held as the Republican front-runner came under fire for not clearly condemning white supremacist support during an interview on CNN on Sunday.

This was all going down as Black Lives Matter protesters were heckling Trump.

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Trump, saying, "Get them out", called the protesters, "the enemy". Trump tweeted Monday afternoon.