http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko1oOz_P4TgPublished on Mar 12, 2016
Secret Service agents needed to join Donald Trump on stage during his rally in Ohio on Saturday, only a day after he canceled an event over safety concerns.
Shortly after mocking a protester who was being escorted out of the event in Dayton, Ohio, four Secret Service agents jumped onto the stage and surrounded Trump as someone appeared to be trying to reach the stage.
"I was ready for him, but it's much easier if the cops do it, don’t we agree?" Trump said to the cheering crowd.
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Trump earlier told the crowd the protests that forced him to postpone a rally in Chicago on Friday was a "planned attack" that "came out of nowhere."
Trump said more than 25,000 people were registered for the rally at University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion Friday. Protests quickly broke out among some of those in attendance as they waited for Trump to speak.
"They were pouring into the arena," Trump said. "All of a sudden, a planned attack just came out of nowhere."
Trump said the protests were "very professionally done" and placed some blame on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, saying some of the protesters were his supporters.
"[Sanders] should really get up and say to his people, 'stop,'" he said.
Trump said he hadn't wanted to cancel the event but did so over safety concerns.
"We dealt with law enforcement at every level," Trump said. "It was determined that if we go in, it could cause really bad, bad vibes."
The Chicago Police Department said it had sufficient officers to handle any issues at the rally. Interim Chicago Police Superintendent John Escalante said the Trump campaign hadn't consulted with the department before calling off the event.
The clashes between protesters and his supporters, which Trump called "disgraceful," led to five arrests and two police officers being injured.
Earlier in the day, Trump blamed "thugs" who denied him his First Amendment rights at the rally.