--- ---  # Twitter Users Criticize Violence at Trump Rallies With Sarcastic Tweets by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 21, 2016 7:21 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Trumps visit to Arizona is the second time in three months as he looks to gain the GOP nomination for President. Ralph Freso—Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Trumps visit to Arizona is the second time in three months as he looks to gain the GOP nomination for President. Ralph Freso—Getty ImagesRalph Freso—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 21, 2016 7:21 PM UTC Twitter users targeted the recurring violence at rallies for presidential candidate Donald Trump with their usual irreverence. After a protester was punched by a Trump supporter at a [recent event in Arizona](http://time.com/4265401/donald-trump-protester-punch-tucson/), Twitter users started the hashtag #SaferThanATrumpRally, which became a trending topic on Monday. Here are a few of the tweets: > [](https://twitter.com/Greg%5FDash/status/711947647251292160) > [](https://twitter.com/jonnyorbit/status/711947609255055360) > [](https://twitter.com/larsmcmurtry/status/711951723720388609) > [](https://twitter.com/DanyelaMichiela/status/711946857073610752) > [](https://twitter.com/RealDrThorne/status/711946727188606981) Twitter Users Criticize Violence at Trump Rallies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4266153/donald-trump-rallies-violence-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4266153/donald-trump-rallies-violence-twitter/"},"headline":"Twitter Users Criticize Violence at Trump Rallies With Sarcastic Tweets","datePublished":"2016-03-21T19:21:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:04:34.503Z","description":"The hashtag #saferthanatrumprally trended on Monday","url":"https://time.com/4266153/donald-trump-rallies-violence-twitter/","keywords":["Donald Trump","Social Media","twitter"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93f6d07a04eb4e04/69888bcb8e06015c72465192/516559906.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93f6d07a04eb4e04/69888bcb8e06015c72465192/516559906.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Rally In Phoenix","caption":"Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Rally In Phoenix","creditText":"Ralph Freso—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/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4266153/donald-trump-rallies-violence-twitter/","name":"Twitter Users Criticize Violence at Trump Rallies With Sarcastic Tweets"}}]}] ```