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           Trump Rally in Vermont Disrupted Repeatedly by Protesters

   by Associated Press

   Protesters repeatedly disrupted a rally for Republican presidential
   candidate Donald Trump in Vermont on Thursday evening, despite attempts
   by Trump's staff to screen the crowd.

   Rally-goers with tickets in hand were asked as they entered whether
   they supported Trump. Those who said they didn't were promptly escorted
   out of the building.

   "It's not what I expected," said Adam Linnebur, who is supporting
   Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders but noted that nothing on his
   ticket said he had to support Trump. He was turned away.

   Trump defended the decision.

   "We have more than 20,000 people that showed up for 1,400 spots. I'm
   taking care of my people, not people who don't want to vote for me or
   are undecided," he said in a statement released by his campaign.

   The event was nonetheless interrupted repeatedly by protesters, who
   were escorted out of the theater. Vermont is a staunchly Democratic
   state and the place where Sanders, a Vermont senator, got his political
   start.

   At first, Trump seemed to embrace the disruptions. "Isn't this more
   exciting?" he asked.

   Later, he suggested that security staffers confiscate protesters'
   coats, noting that it was below freezing outside. Then his patience
   appeared to wear thin, and he suggested that security officers were
   afraid to respond with force.

   "This is why we're losing control of our country. This is why. We lose
   control of our country `cause everybody's afraid to do anything," he
   said.

   Trump's rally was scheduled for the same time as President Barack
   Obama's televised town hall on gun violence in America. While Trump
   often vows to eliminate gun-free zones if he's elected, he expanded his
   pledge Thursday to include schools.


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