Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday refused to take the blame for repeated incidents of violence at his campaign rallies, saying his supporters are justifiably angry and he can’t stop them from assaulting each other.

“I have no control over the people,” Trump said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “Wolf, these people have been disenfranchised, they lost their jobs, they make less money now than they made 12 years ago.”

Trump added, “I don’t know that I can calm them down. I can certainly try, but they’re very angry people. They’ve been misled by politicians for years, and they’re tired of it, and that’s why I’m doing so well, and that’s why I’m leading.”