Pro-Trump MAGA rally erupts into violent clash with counter protesters in California
A pro-Trump demonstration on Saturday in Huntington Beach, California, broke into violence, with anti-fascist demonstrators with pepper spray brawling with pro-Trump protesters.
At the outset of the march, a permitted event that began at noon, there was simple antagonism, with the MAGA crowd and the anti-Trump group trading jeers.
#MAGAMARCH marchers clashing with anti protesters in #HuntingtonBeachpic.twitter.com/OR77Vn235A
— Ben Brazil (@_benbrazil) March 25, 2017
The violence erupted, according to the Los Angeles Times, when an anti-Trump protester fired pepper spray at the organizer of the event. Afterward, the black mask-clad protester was set upon by the pro-Trump crowd.
In the videos tweeted out by reporters on the scene, pro-Trump demonstraters can be seen swinging "Trump" flags at the heads of the anti-Trump protesters.
Violence erupting at Trump rally when pro and anti Trump protestors collide. #MAGAMARCH in Huntington Beach pic.twitter.com/MDxGhX2GoO
— Cindy Carcamo (@theCindyCarcamo) March 25, 2017
We'll update this story with more information as it becomes available.
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