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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a rally at Kansas City's Midland Theater on Saturday, but found himself interrupted by protesters inside the theater.
Supporters who stood in line for hours to get in said it was surprising to hear the speech interrupted at least 10 times. Some of the supporters said they think the protesters should be arrested.
"The protesters on the other side were not very nice, but all of Trump's people stood there quietly and did not retaliate," said Trump supporter Kim Green. "I think there's a lot of bad press because the people that love Trump just want to make America great again."
Trump started his speech about 30 minutes late after meeting with local Republican leaders. A few minutes into his speech, the first protesters stood up with signs saying Trump is bad for America. They also began chanting "Racism has got to go."
Trump had police escort the protesters out and continued with his speech. He said if elected president, he'd make courts tougher, improve the military, eliminate Common Core, build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico to control illegal immigration and add a 35 percent tax on imports.
"Every time you build a unit, an air conditioning unit, and bring it into the United States, that has to now go across real borders. You will pay a 35 percent tax. OK?" Trump said, to a roar of cheers.
Trump said that from now on, he plans to press charges against people who protest during his rallies. While it's questionable that anyone would be charged for exercising free speech, Trump's supporters said they like the idea because they don't like him being interrupted.
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ELI ROSENBERG, ABC KLM MBC 9 NEWS. WAS INTERRUPTED SEVERAL TIMES. HE RESPONDED TO PROTESTERS FROM HIS PODIUM. MR. TRUMP: DO WE HAVE A GOOD TIME AT TRUMP RALLIES? MAN. UNBELIEVABLE. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE. OH, BERNIE. BERNIE. IT'S ANOTHER BERNIE SIGN. GET OUT OF HERE, BERNIE. EMILY: KMBC 9'S BRIAN JOHNSON WAS INSIDE MIDLAND THEATER WHERE THERE WERE MORE SUPPORTERS THAN PROTESTORS. HE'S LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH TRUMP'S MESSAGE FOR MISSOURIANS AHEAD OF TUESDAY'S PRIMARY AND THE RALLIERS' RESPONSE. BRIAN. BRIAN: THERE WERE A LOT OF SUPPORTERS AND THEY ALL WAITED HOURS JUST FOR THE CHANCE. WHEN THEY MADE IT INSIDE WITH SURPRISE. PROTESTERS WERE THROWN OUT OF. IT WAS AMAZING THAT THESE PROTESTERS COULD CONTINUE TO INTERRUPT SOME 10 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. 30 MINUTES LATE. HE WAS MEETING WITH LOCAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS, INCLUDING MARK ANTHONY JONES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. JUST A FEW MINUTES INTO TRUMP'S SPEECH, THE FIRST PROTESTERS STOOD UP WITH SIGNS SAYING TRUMP THEY WERE CHANTING "RACISM HAS MR. TRUMP HAD POLICE TAKE THEM OUT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES PROTESTERS. THE SUPPORTERS SAY THE PROTESTERS SHOULD BE ARRESTED. >> THE PROTESTERS ON THE OTHER SIDE WERE NOT VERY NICE, BUT ALL OF TRUMP'S PEOPLE STOOD THERE QUIETLY AND DID NOT RETALIATE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF BAD PRESS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE TRUMP JUST WANT TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN. BRIAN: THOSE SEATS MIGHT HAVE BEEN FILLED BY SUPPORTERS. HE SAYS IF ELECTED PRESIDENT COURTS WILL BE TOUGHER, HE'LL HAVE MEXICO PAY FOR A WALL SEPARATING OUR COUNTRIES, AND AGAIN. HE SAID HE WILL GET RID OF TRADE IN FAVOR OF THE U.S. MR. TRUMP: EVERY TIME YOU BUILD A UNIT, AN AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT, YOU BRING IT INTO THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS TO NOW GO ACROSS REAL BORDERS, FOLKS. YOU WILL PAY A 35% TAX, OK. BRIAN: THAT RECEIVED. MOST OF HIS POLICIES, HIS LOVE THE IDEAS. HE IS SAYING IF THERE ARE ANY PROTESTERS LIKE THIS INSIDE HIS RALLIES, HE WILL DO EVERYTHING SUPPRESS CHARGES AGAINST THEM ALL THE MANY OF THE SAY THEY ARE EXERCISING THEIR FREE SPEECH. -- ELECTRIFIED THIS ELECTION. HE HAS GENERATED A LOT MORE
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