News hosts shocked into near-silence as Trump protester is shot in GROIN with rubber bullet as police open up with tear gas canisters on crowds after Phoenix rally

Trump is in Phoenix for campaign-style rally in key state he won by 3.5 percentage points over Hillary Clinton

Anti-Trump protesters clashed with police after his rally, cops fired tear gas after having rocks hurled at them

Gas mask-wearing protester was seen on video kicking a canister back at them before being shot in the groin

Three people were arrested on charges related to the protest, two officers were treated for heat exhaustion

By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Phoenix, Arizona and Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 21:08 EDT, 22 August 2017 | Updated: 07:37 EDT, 23 August 2017


Anti-Donald-Trump protests turned into skirmishes with police in Phoenix on Tuesday, as cops unloaded on the crowds gathered outside his rally with tear gas.

In one wince-inducing moment screened on CBS5 and captured on Twitter, one protester - clad in a gas mask - kicked a canister of tear gas back at police.

Seconds later a cloud of dust mushroomed up from his groin and he doubled up in agony.

'A guy just got shot with a rubber bullet,' remarked one host, as the other lapsed into a pained silence.

'So... er... yeah, the officers are not, are not messing around at all,' the host stuttered as the stricken protester was dragged away by an ally.

He was just one of many caught up in the post-rally violence, as cops used nonlethal methods to disperse crowds who had thrown rocks and bottles at them.

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The unrest broke out after Trump swung through the city for a rally designed to fire up his base - which it did, his fans vastly outnumbering anti-Trump protesters.

Supporters and opponents alike gathered in the 107-degree heat, but it was only after the rally that violence broke out.

Police say that protesters threw water bottles and rocks at their lines, causing them to respond in kind with tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and pepper balls.

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Image that, rioters assaulted the police and the police responded in kind. It should happen more often.