--- title: Donald Trump Chicago Rally Canceled Amid Protests description: His presidential campaign cited security concerns canonical: https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/ author: Philip Elliott article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-12T01:14:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:22.634Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Cancels Chicago Event Amid Protests and Chaos og:description: His presidential campaign cited security concerns og:url: https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f5fa6b5b8266aae/69888abccf40a8b44ec4261a/donald-trump-rally-protests-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: Trump Rally Postponed After Protestors Clash With Supporters og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Cancels Chicago Event Amid Protests and Chaos twitter:description: His presidential campaign cited security concerns twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f5fa6b5b8266aae/69888abccf40a8b44ec4261a/donald-trump-rally-protests-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Cancels Chicago Event Amid Protests and Chaos > Sponsored content. 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Protesters outside of the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was due to speak at a campaign rally March 11, 2016 in Chicago.Jonathan Gibby—Getty Images  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Mar 12, 2016 1:14 AM UTC Donald Trump, the White House hopeful [whose campaign stops have in recent weeks been marred by violence](http://time.com/4255579/donald-trump-protesters-violent/), on Friday abruptly canceled a campaign rally in Chicago that had already grown rowdy before he even arrived. Trump’s campaign cited safety in a statement. Before Trump arrived at the venue, protesters were clearly ready for the event at the University of Illinois at Chicago arena. Some of the activists were from the Black Lives Matter movement, which has been showing up increasingly at Trump events in cities. Others wearing “Muslims United Against Trump” were ejected, according to tweets sent from the site. Video from inside the venue broadcast on national TV showed numerous fights breaking out between Trump supporters and protesters, and video from outside the event showed growing crowds. The evening had all the makings of a bad mix of political enthusiasm, civil rights activism and high emotions. Trump’s recent campaign rallies have been marred by violence. But Friday night’s session was a first: The threat of violence kept Trump away entirely. “Mr. Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the tens of thousands of people that have gathered in and around the arena, tonight’s rally will be postponed to another date,” Trump’s campaign said in a statement. “Thank you very much for your attendance and please go in peace.” Trump was scheduled to return to the campaign trail on Saturday, with an event scheduled in Cleveland. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Cancels Chicago Event Amid Protests and Chaos","datePublished":"2016-03-12T01:14:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:22.634Z","description":"His presidential campaign cited security concerns","url":"https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/","keywords":["2016 Election","republicans","2016 Election","chicago","GOP","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f5fa6b5b8266aae/69888abccf40a8b44ec4261a/donald-trump-rally-protests-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Philip Elliott","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f5fa6b5b8266aae/69888abccf40a8b44ec4261a/donald-trump-rally-protests-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trump Rally Postponed After Protestors Clash With Supporters","caption":"Protesters outside of the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was due to speak at a campaign rally March 11, 2016 in Chicago.","creditText":"Jonathan Gibby—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4256529/donald-trump-chicago-rally-protest-cancel/","name":"Donald Trump Cancels Chicago Event Amid Protests and Chaos"}}]}] ```