Watch: Donald Trump rushed off stage during rally; resumes speech after Secret Service arrests a suspect from audience

White House hopeful Donald Trump was on Sunday (IST) bundled off stage by security officers during a campaign appearance in Reno, Nevada.

The 70-year-old Republican tycoon reappeared several minutes later to cheers from his fans, declaring, “Nobody said it was going to be easy for us, I want to thank the Secret Service.”

Just before the fracas, Trump could be seen shielding his eyes from the lights in order to peer into the crowd.

There were signs of a struggle in the crowd as three agents led Trump away, shielding his body, but once a suspect was led away Trump resumed his stump speech.

Thank you Reno, Nevada.
NOTHING will stop us in our quest to MAKE AMERICA SAFE AND GREAT AGAIN! #AmericaFirsthttps://t.co/N8EFAQDhnt pic.twitter.com/OoM3hsDWS1

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2016

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The candidate appeared unrattled by the scuffle, and spoke with his usual self-confidence as his speech continued.

A CNN reporter at the venue cited unnamed local law enforcement sources as saying there had been a report of a gun in the crowd and a suspect in custody.

#WATCH Donald Trump was rushed off stage during his Reno, Nevada campaign rally; one man escorted out in handcuffs by police. pic.twitter.com/YJb2i705wa

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 6, 2016