to 'give me two years' to turn around the country

He also urged his supporters in

anger and said he was 'just the messenger' for Americans'

Donald Trump said Sunday on Meet the Press that he's looking into paying the legal fees of the 78-year-old supporter who sucker-punched a black protester at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Wednesday.

'I've actually instructed my people to look into it, yes,' Trump told NBC's Chuck Todd.

The Republican frontrunner did a tour of the Sunday shows this morning and was asked questions about the bouts of violence at his campaign events in recent days.

Trump has recently dismissed claims he was fueling the violence at his rallies and claimed he was 'just the messenger' for frustrated Americans, Fox News reports.

He insisted that his supporters were 'not the bad guys' but were simply defending themselves against 'mean' protesters.

'(The protesters) are so bad' he said at an outdoor rally in Bloomington. 'Our people started swinging back, and the next day we are the bad guys.'

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Donald Trump (left) said Sunday he's looking into paying the legal fees of John McGraw who sucker-punched a black protester at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Wednesday

26-year-old Rakeem Jones was flipping the bird as he was being escorted out of a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina on Wednesday

On Meet the Press, Todd played an audio clip from several weeks ago of Trump saying in 'the old days' protesters would 'be carried out on a stretcher, folks'.

'I'd like to punch him in the face, I'll tell you,' Trump said at the time.

Todd then pointed out that such a scenario played out this week at a rally in North Carolina when 78-year-old John McGraw struck 26-year-old Rakeem Jones at the Crown Coliseum and asked the candidate if he took responsibility for what happened.

'I don't accept responsibility,' Trump replied. 'I do not condone violence in any shape.

'And I will tell you from what I saw, the young man stuck his finger up in the air, and the other man sort of just had it,' Trump explained.

This morning Trump said his protesters weren't actually protesters, but 'disruptors'.

On CNN – and in a tweet he sent out – Trump alleged that these 'disruptors' were Bernie Sanders fans and mused about what might happen if his supporters starting showing up en masse to Sanders rallies.

'They're professionals,' Trump said on Meet the Press.

'Be careful Bernie, or my supporters will go to yours!' The Donald wrote on Twitter.

The Republican frontrunner argued it was fair for his supporters to fight back when provoked and it was unfair that the media was giving sympathetic treatment to the protesters.

Video shows John McGraw's arm making contact with the 26-year-old protester as Rakeem Jones is being escorted out of the campaign venue

The shot of Rakeem Jones being sucker-punched by John McGraw. Today Donald Trump said he was looking into paying McGraw's legal fees while calling Jones 'very disruptive'

'It's not fair. It's a one-way street,' Trump said.

Todd the brought up another example.

Trump said the day of the Iowa caucuses in Cedar Rapids to 'just knock the hell' out of anyone in the audience who was poised to throw a tomato at the candidate.

'I promise you, I'll pay for their legal fees,' the candidate had said.

'How is that not condoning what this older gentleman did to this protester?' Todd asked.

Trump ran through the scenario, explaining that tomatoes 'can be very damaging. Not good.'

'I have no objection to what I said. I would say it again. People are there doing harm, you have to go and you have to use equal force,' Trump said.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton accused Trump of 'political arson' this weekend saying his 'ugly, divisive rhetoric' and 'encouragement of violence and aggression' was dangerous.

Republican and Ohio Gov. John Kasich added that the billionaire's comments about 'punching' protesters was 'creating a toxic environment' at his rallies.

But Trump insists that 'nobody's ever been hurt' and claims that his supporters' anger stemmed from frustration over the lack of jobs, low wages and treatment of the country's veterans.

'The people are angry at that,' Trump said on NBC's 'Meet the Press.' 'They're not angry about something I'm saying. I'm just the messenger.'

Rakeem Jones seemingly goes flying as he's punched by Trump supporter John McGraw. On Sunday, Trump said McGraw 'obviously loves his country, and maybe he doesn't like seeing what's happening in his country'

He added that his rival presidential candidates' rallies did not attract crowds anywhere near the size of his own including a 35,000-strong event in Alabama.

Trump defense comes after the Republican front runner was forced to cancel an event at the University of Chicago when brawls broke out between his supporters and protesters.

Ten people were arrested following the Chicago brawl which left a police officer needing 20 stitches after being hit in the head by a bottle.

The violence in Chicago came hours after a black anti-Trump protester was beaten by a baying mob outside an event in St Louis.

Trump later tried to blame supporters of Democratic opponent Bernie Sanders for the protests calling the protests a 'planned attack'.

The billionaire said he was looking into Wednesday's incident and considering paying the perpetrator's legal fees.

McGraw was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and disorderly conduct and will return to court on April 6.

Trump said that Jones, the 26-year-old on the receiving end of the punch, was 'very taunting' and 'very disruptive.'

'And from what I understand, he was sticking a certain finger up in the air,' Trump said. 'And that is a terrible think to do in front of somebody who frankly wants to see America made great again.'

As for McGraw, Trump said he 'got carried away.

'He was 78 years old, he obviously loves his country, and maybe he doesn't like seeing what's happening in his country,' Trump said.

'I want to see the full tape,' Trump continued.