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'They just told me it was the protester that turned the lights off,' Trump told his supporters. He later said a protester had turned off the lights. 'That's the way we have to negotiate for our country.' 'And because the lights didn't work, I won't pay the rent, so we get better lighting, and we don't pay the rent, right?' Trump said to cheers. 'Ready? Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights!'Īfter the stage crew yielded to Trump's call for dimmer lighting, he said the moment demonstrated how he would negotiate for the US as president. 'No! Get those lights off! Off! They're too bright, turn them off!' Trump told the event's staff. He led the crowd in a chant to turn the lights back off. When the lights came back on, the real-estate magnate began waving his arms. Trump repeatedly told the crowd that he enjoyed the low lighting. Are they coming from the dishonest press?' 'They didn't pay the electric bill,' Trump said. Without missing a beat, Trump used the opportunity to take a shot at reporters covering the event. But it didn't faze the reality-television star. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump had an unusual moment during his Sunday-afternoon rally in Atlanta.Īs he spoke, the lights suddenly went out and left the stage in darkness.

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