Trump Switches Florida Rally to Ohio as Protests Shadow Events

  • Republican front-runner earlier threatened Sanders campaign
  • Trump denies anyone has been injured at his political rallies

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on March 13, 2016, in Bloomington, Illinois.

Photographer: TASOS KATOPODIS/AFP/Getty Images
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As protesters shadow campaign appearances by Donald Trump, the billionaire has shifted a planned Monday-night rally in south Florida to Ohio, where polls show Governor John Kasich may be pulling ahead days before the state’s primary election.

The Republican front-runner made a few other tweaks to his schedule this weekend that seem designed to tamp down emotions after violent protests erupted in Chicago on Friday night, forcing the cancellation of a large rally and resulting in several arrests.