Trump team: Gun scare protester was 'a Democratic plant'
The claim by Mr Trump's campaign manager comes despite the protester saying he is a Republican who doesn't support the candidate.
Sunday 6 November 2016 19:42, UK
Donald Trump's campaign manager has said a man arrested after what turned out to be a false gun scare was a "Democratic plant or operative".
Kellyanne Conway's words came after Mr Trump was Nevada on Saturday night.
The US secret service, which provides security for presidential candidates, said someone in the crowd had shouted "gun".
Mr Trump, 70, returned to continue his speech a short time later.
No weapons were found but Mr Trump's son Donald Jr, described it as an "assassination attempt".
A suspect who was wrestled to the ground and frogmarched from the venue was later released.
Ms Conway told CNN's State of the Union that the protester had been canvassing for Mr Trump's Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton and had been put there by the Democratic campaign.
She offered no further details or proof, however.
Austyn Crites, who carried out the protest, had earlier said: "I am actually a Republican, I just don't support Donald Trump."
He added: "I am doing what I believe is my democratic duty to show that even though we are from the same party, even though a lot of the things that he says may resonate with a lot of people ... I just believe he's very dangerous for the country.
"I just came with a sign, I literally had one sign that said 'Republicans against Trump'."
Mr Trump did not mention the incident when he spoke at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, focusing mainly on domestic issues, including the
He told the crowd: "There's little doubt that FBI director Comey and the great special agents of the FBI will be able to collect more than enough evidence to garner indictments against Hillary Clinton and her inner circle, despite her effort to disparage and discredit the FBI.
"If she were to win it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis - we could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial."
Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton's chief advisor has accused Mr Trump of "essentially adopting Russian foreign policy and rejecting bipartisan US foreign policy".
John Podesta told NBC's Meet The Press that a "foreign power" had hacked into his emails to undermine Mrs Clinton before the 8 November election.
Mr Trump has previously praised Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling MSNBC in December: "At least he's a leader - unlike what we have in this country".
With just two days to go before the election, polls are giving the edge to Mrs Clinton but the situation in many states is too close to call.
A final NBC/WSJ poll has the former Secretary of State with 44%, ahead of Mr Trump by four points in a four-way survey.
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