Secret Service agents rushed Donald trump off stage on Saturday during a rally in Reno, Nevada after they perceived someone in the audience was a threat to the GOP Presidential candidate.
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/795073415916953600
According to several reports a man attending the rally was holding a sign that was misidentified as a weapon by other attendees.
CNN: Law enforcement official tells CNN no weapon has been found related to incident at Trump rally in Reno.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/PaulLewis/status/795080175981465600
A Homeland Security official confirms the @ABC report: no gun found, crowd panicked as a guy tried to raise a sign; someone shouted "gun."
— Marc Ambinder (@marcambinder) November 6, 2016
The man detained by Secret Service after Trump was rushed off the stage has been released
— Ben Margiott (@BenMargiott) November 6, 2016
CORRECTION: The man who was detained was holding a Republicans AGAINST trump sign. I apologize for the mistake.
— Ben Margiott (@BenMargiott) November 6, 2016
As many of you are pointing out, the fact remains that he was holding a sign. A sign.
— Ben Margiott (@BenMargiott) November 6, 2016
Secret Service statement: "an unidentified individual shouted 'gun'…no weapon was found." pic.twitter.com/msH2CPcclE
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) November 6, 2016