Arrests after scuffle breaks out at California Trump rally

Arrests after scuffle breaks out at California Trump rally



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A Make America Great Again rally that began with a dove release to symbolize peace turned violent when supporters were doused with pepper spray by anti-Trump protesters in Southern California.

The clashes, which led to three arrests after police clad in riot gear intervened, came before the president posted a tweet thanking those who marched. In Huntington Beach alone, almost 2,000 Trump supporters gathered for the pro-Trump rally.

After another week of vicious confrontations, President Trump wrote on Twitter at 5.30pm DC time, an hour after the reports of the violence were published: 'Thanks you for all of the Trump Rallies today. Amazing support. We will all MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'





In addition to the angry scuffles on Huntington Beach, protesters clashed with MAGA marchers in Philadelphia and in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. There were also rallies across the country in Lansing, Boston, and Providence, Rhode Island.



The pepper-sprayed marchers were seen cringing in pain as other supporters clad in Trump t-shirts helped them. One man in an army green Trump hat angrily chased a protester with an American flag. Police dogs snapped at the protesters as officers in riot gear yelled at the masked men.

One of the sprayers was one of the men in a black mask according to the Los Angeles Times. The supporters reportedly started punching and kicking the man after the attack.

The violence erupted when the march of about 2,000 people at Bolsa Chica State Beach reached a group of about 30 protesters, some of whom began spraying them, according to Capt. Kevin Pearsall of the California State Parks Police.

Three people were arrested on suspicion of illegal use of pepper spray, he said.

There were several other arrests and two people suffered minor injuries, but Pearsall said he did not immediately have further details.



The Times reported that an anti-Trump protester who allegedly used the eye irritant was kicked and punched in the sand by a group of Trump supporters.

Protesters said before the march began that they planned to try to stop the march's progress with a 'human wall.'

Travis Guenther was pepper sprayed by the protester and said he hit him in the head five times with a Trump flag.

He said: 'We’re not xenophobic. We're not racist. We're just proud Americans.'

In Orange County, 62 percent of the votes for president in the general election went to Hillary Clinton and 32 percent went to President Trump.

Earlier this month, a rally in Berkeley, California, in support of Trump turned violent and his supporters clashed with protesters in several fights that led to the arrest of 10 people and left at least seven people injured.