Trump dismisses demands to tame tone at his events

VANDALIA, Ohio — One day after well-organized protesters led Donald Trump to cancel a campaign rally before it even started, the Republican presidential front-runner coldly rejected calls on Saturday to temper the tone of his events.

Secret Service agents briefly rushed the stage to form a protective circle around Trump after a man leaped over a barricade and charged toward the billionaire businessman.

Trump’s rallies in recent weeks have been marked by frequent clashes between his supporters and protesters, many of whom are young African Americans and Latinos.

Earlier last week, video footage captured a white man punching an African American protester as police led him out of a North Carolina rally.

“It just makes all of our friends and supporters more angry,” he said, and predicted a “resounding victory” on Tuesday.