Steph Solis

USA TODAY

Donald Trump said Saturday at a Kansas City campaign event he would press charges against protesters who interrupt his rallies, according to media reports, not long before police pepper sprayed protesters outside.

The Republican frontrunner's remarks came after he was interrupted about a dozen times by protesters who snuck into the theater.

"I'm going to ask that you arrest them," Trump said to the police, according to CNN. "I'll file whatever charges you want. If they want to do this ... we're going to go strongly for your arrests."

Police tweeted they used pepper spray twice outside and arrested two people.

Trump's rallies this weekend have been marred by clashes—some violent— between protesters and supporters. Just hours before, secret service agents surrounded Trump and tackled a protester who rushed the stage at a campaign event earlier Saturday in Ohio. Some anti-Trump protesters and attendees got physical at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavillion after the presidential hopeful canceled the rally due to growing security concerns.

The interruptions have grown in the hours since the Chicago protests. Trump faced numerous interruptions during scheduled appearances, not only in Ohio, but in Missouri as well, according to Fox News.

While a boisterous group of protesters gathered outside the theater where Trump spoke in downtown Kansas City, the event concluded without significant incident. Police say the majority of people exercised their rights to gather peacefully.

Those who stood outside held banners and signs that read, "Make America hate again" and "Hate is not welcome in Kansas City" referring to the racially charged, violent rhetoric Trump has become known for during his campaign.

The majority of people there, police tweeted, "exercised their rights peacefully."

Protesters shared images of police using pepper spray on protesters, including Kansas City resident Chris Stokes. He tweeted a video, which has since gone viral, showing officers spraying at crowds outside of the rally, including some who he said were standing there doing nothing wrong.

Stokes said officers pulled out the pepper spray after a group of protesters down the street linked arms and started moving back into a restricted area. Those demonstrators were sprayed.

But at least one officer sprayed at protesters who stood on the sidewalk watching the group, according to the video. Stokes said he ducked out of the way in time to avoid getting pepper spray in his eyes, but it hit the side of his face.

"It kind of lingers in the air and leaves kind of an alcohol taste," said Stokes, 33. "The guy next to me got it. I don't think he managed to run fast enough."

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But, he added, "I think there was an expectation that, 'Hey, I was following the law. why should I worry about getting maced?'"

Stokes' video and other videos have received blowback from some who are critical of the protesters' behavior outside.

Stokes said he, like many of Trump's critics, found the candidate's comments laughable at first, but now he said he feels worried about Trump's chances at clinching the Republican nomination.

That's why he decided to join the protesters across the street from Trump's supporters Saturday.

"I wasn’t going out to campaign for someone else, he said. "I was standing and saying this is not what America stands for, especially Kansas City."

Contributing: Associated Press