US Elections 2016: Police use pepper spray on protesters outside Donald Trump rally in Kansas City
Footage of the incident shows one protester rubbing his eyes and saying he had been sprayed
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Your support makes all the difference.Missouri police have used pepper spray against protesters outside a Donald Trump rally in Kansas City.
Mounted police were caught on camera spraying into a crowd holding up placards denouncing the Republican frontrunner as violent protests continued to dog his campaign.
Kansas City police did not say if the use of pepper spray was on demonstrators or Trump supporters but they made two arrests.
Television images showed one protester rubbing his eyes and saying that he had been sprayed.
As a boisterous group of protesters gathered outside the theatre where Mr Trump spoke in Kansas City, the event concluded without significant incident. Police say the majority of people exercised their rights to gather peacefully.
Mr Trump's remarks were interrupted about a dozen times by protesters who managed to get into the theatre and they were escorted out.
The billionaire businessman had asked police to arrest protesters in Kansas City, saying fear of an "arrest mark" on people's records may put an end to the near-constant disruptions at his rallies.
He blamed Democrat contender Bernie Sanders' supporters for trouble at his rallies, referring to the left-wing Vermont politician as "Bernie our communist friend" and calling him a "lousy" senator.
Some signs for Mr Sanders have appeared at the protests but there is no indication of an organised effort from his Democratic campaign to undermine Mr Trump or that Mr Sanders' supporters were dominating the demonstrations. Mr Trump said he had seen some Hillary Clinton signs too.
It comes as the increasing protests against Mr Trump seemed to seem to have disrupt his campaign.
He blamed the last minute cancellation of a campaign event in Chicago on Friday on "thug" supporters of Mr Sanders and Ms Clinton but claimed they had "totally energised America" to fight against them.
He brushed off the appearance of protesters at the Kansas City rally, repeatedly ridiculing them as people with a "little weak voice", saying: "Go home to mommy."
Even while stirring up his boisterous supporters, he asked security to be "very gentle" when taking the protesters out.
About 20 minutes into his remarks, more than a dozen demonstrators were escorted out, offering little resistance. Most of them were white.
Mr Trump was eager to engage them, saying: "There is nothing so interesting as a Trump rally."
But despite his bluster, he was visibly shaken after an audience member tried to breach the security barrier at an event in Ohio on Saturday.
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said that with the world watching the US presidential election, political leaders in both parties had a responsibility to ensure that the "discourse we engage in promotes the best of America".
Mr Priebus never mentioned Mr Trump by name and focused his comments on leaders in both parties, saying he hoped voters could exercise their First Amendment rights in a manner "that is respectful of our fellow Americans".
He added that violence "is never the answer".
Meanwhile Marco Rubio was the victor in the Republican caucuses in Washington DC, the third presidential contest victory for the Florida senator after wins in the Minnesota caucuses and the Puerto Rico primary.
He picked up 10 delegates with his Washington win, with nine delegates for runner-up Ohio governor John Kasich, who was just 50 votes behind.
None of the other candidates in the race won enough votes to earn any delegates.
Additional reporting by AP
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