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'Terrible Human Beings' Reflect On Donald Trump In Pittsburgh

Published April 14, 2016 at 1:58 PM EDT

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Police guard the southern entrance the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

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Protesters line the entrance to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attended a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

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Pittsburgh police line up between attendees and protestors outside Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump taped a town hall with Fox News' Sean Hannity.

Megan Harris / 90.5 WESA

Republican presidential front-runnerDonald Trump made his first campaign stops in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, beginning at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland to tape a one-hour Fox News special and ending with a rally at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. 90.5 WESA reporter Noah Brode and Multimedia Editor Megan Harris join us to talk about what Trump had to say and the reaction to his message.

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