Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground

From there, an agent is seemingly blocking Morris from going further to photograph the event, who responded to the agent “f*** you” before things got physical.

“We assert the function of the U.S. Secret Service at these events is to provide security and deescalate confrontational situations, not create them”, NPPA president Melissa Lyttle said.

The reporter involved in the scuffle, later identified as Time photographer Chris Morris, said he won’t be pressing charges against the Secret Service agent, Politico reports. Rebuffed, Morris is heard cursing at the agent, who then grabs Morris and takes him to the ground.

As black protesters were escorted from the rally, the crowd around them began to chant, “All lives matter”. Just came out. Trump, 49 percent. “And if we got to a place where those are the two major party nominees, and I definitely hope that they’re not, I’d have to look for a third party option”, Sasse said, referencing Hillary Clinton. Morris was not arrested and told ABC News the agent put his hands on him first.

“What I heard was ‘various groups, ‘” Trump clarified on NBC’s “Today.”

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a South Carolina Republican primary night event, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 in Spartanburg, S.C. Trump is the victor in the South Carolina Republican primary.

The concern among Republican leaders appeared to grow in light of Trump’s refusal to immediately disavow former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke’s support. Morris, an award-winning photojournalist who has covered war zones, struggles back to his feet and is led away by several other security team members. Let me know what you think.

Trump also focused a section of his speech on his plans to bolster the USA economy, which he said would benefit from his history as a deal maker. He did disavow Duke’s comments earlier. But he said he planned to vote for him and had advised his friends to do so too because of the candidate’s views on immigration and world peace. Trump tweeted Monday afternoon.