Videos show violence at Trump rally in Tucson
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Vide footage from a rally in Tucson, Arizona, for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump appears to show an attendee punching and kicking a protester until security intervened.
Another video appears to show campaign manager Corey Lewandowski grabbing the collar of a different protester, The Washington Post reports.
A statement from the campaign said Lewandowski, who is currently under fire for allegedly assaulting a reporter at a campaign event, did not grab the man.
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Trump's rally in a Phoenix suburb earlier Saturday was delayed after protesters blocked a highway leading to the venue.
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