After hijacking a campaign event featuring 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders last weekend, members of the Black Lives Matter movement struck again on Wednesday, this time interrupting Republican candidate Jeb Bush while he was speaking at a town hall in Nevada.

According to the Los Angeles Times, dozens of protesters aligned with the movement began chanting "black lives matter," which caused the event to come to an abrupt end. As a result, Bush left without delivering his customary closing statement, posing for photos or speaking to audience members.

Some supporters of the former Florida governor reportedly tried to drown out the protesters by chanting "white lives matter" and "all lives matter." Meanwhile, at least one Bush supporter and one protester traded obscene hand gestures.

Before the protesters began chanting, Bush was questioned about how he plans to address institutional racism within the U.S. should he be elected president.

"When my son steps out every day, I don't know if he's gonna step back in because of racial tension," said one woman, before asking, "How do you relate to that?"

"I relate to it by, as president, trying to create a society where there is civility and understanding," Bush replied. "And to encourage mayors, leaders at the local level, to engage so that there's not despair and isolation in communities."

Another woman asked him about how he plans to address the disproportionate number of minorities killed by police and their treatment in the criminal justice system.

In response, the 2016 hopeful said there was no question that racism still existed in the country and that leaders need to engage in communities that felt disenfranchised. He then turned to his education record as Florida's governor, saying that achievement scores among minority youths rose during his tenure.

"I have a record of empowering people in communities that" were told "they had no chance," Bush said, before ending the town hall and making a quick exit.

Staffers in the Bush camp said the candidate met with Black Lives Matter advocates earlier on Wednesday before the campaign rally.  

"Gov. Bush listened to the group and they discussed barriers to upward mobility in this country, and ways to overcome them as a community by starting to get a few things right in government," said Bush spokesperson Allie Brandenburger, according to The Washington Post.

However, that didn't deter members of the group from heckling the candidate. The move also marked the first time that Black Lives Matter protesters targeted a Republican candidate running in the 2016 race.

Watch video of protesters chanting "black lives matter" at Bush's presidential rally below.

Video of Bush being questioned about his commitment to end institutionalized racism.