Secret Service agents rush Donald Trump off stage at Nevada rally. https://t.co/G4isSw41BA https://t.co/daEjQ9NHNz
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2016
On Saturday night, a Nevada rally became the scene of chaos when Donald Trump was suddenly rushed offstage in Reno. The above clip, which is a breaking one, showed Trump peering into the audience before two Secret Service agents suddenly appeared and rushed him offstage. They flanked him in a protective stance as the three men hustled away from an “apparent threat,” according to a live CNN report.
Some photos from the scene reveal part of the immediate investigation. The incident occurred at around 9:10pm EST. After Trump left the stage, security removed an unidentified man from the rally audience. NBC Correspondent Jacob Rascon, who was in attendance, tweeted a photo that indicated that the man was being held in a bathroom at the rally venue.
Man who caused disturbance at Trump rally being held in bathroom in back of venue. Officers inside with him, and outside on guard. pic.twitter.com/rh319Gj1Ox
— Jacob Rascon (@jacobabc13) November 6, 2016
Very unconfirmed bystander reports (along with other scattered Twitter accounts) suggest that this man may have pulled out a gun. Jose A. DelReal of The Washington Post tweeted this picture.
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/795071239714807808
Rascon also tweeted this photo of the man in handcuffs outside the restroom.
Here is the man in question, in handcuffs, being searched by officers after he was escorted out of the rally area. pic.twitter.com/pjoMCtM39K
— Jacob Rascon (@jacobabc13) November 6, 2016
Trump soon returned to the stage and thanked the Secret Service, which you can see in the below video. He then carried on with his rally speech.
Donald Trump returns to finish speech after being rushed off stage, thanks Secret Service. https://t.co/G4isSw41BA https://t.co/xXiyuPLVLV
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2016
(Via CNN)