Trump Protesters, Supporters Clash in San Jose
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Violence erupted in San Jose, California when around 1,000 demonstrators clashed head on with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s supporters after his Thursday rally.
Prior to the violence, Trump spoke at the San Jose Convention Center. As Trump’s supporters came out of the center, opponents confronted them waving Mexican flags and holding placards.
As the protests spread from the convention center onto the streets, witnesses spotted signs reading: “We need socialism”and“A vote for Trump is a vote for fascism.”
Amid the scuffles, one man was knocked to the ground and his attacker was arrested by police. In another skirmish, Trump opponents reportedly punched one supporter, Russia Today reported.
Another video caught a female Trump supporter getting egged in the face by protesters after being surrounded by demonstrators and cameras.
It is just the latest in a series of anti-Donald Trump protests in the last fortnight.
Previously, some 1,000 activists took to the streets of San Diego, California, on May 27, and some 35 people were arrested when the protest rally turned violent.
In Anaheim, Trump's opponents were reported to have thrown stones at police officers who cordoned off the area of the convention center where the presumptive Republican candidate was speaking to his supporters.
And a primary in New Mexico's Albuquerque, the streets turned into a battleground as anti-Trump protesters waved Mexican flags, jumped over police cars and attacked officers with burning missiles and rocks – while law enforcers responded with pepper spray.