Republican National Convention by the numbers: How Cleveland is planning city security
For example, nearly 2,000 protestors, bystanders, legal observers and journalists were arrested when New York City hosted the Republican National Convention in 2004. Donald Trump, the boisterous GOP presumptive nominee, predicted trouble if he’s denied the party’s nomination in July. The Secret Service recently had to squash the attempts of nearly 55,000 people who signed a petition to allow the open carrying of firearms inside Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena during the convention.