Trump’s California event ends in arrests
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RAUCOUS protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets of California leading to about 20 arrests as the United States Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping to victory in primaries in the country’s northeast.
Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful on Thursday as Trump gave his speech at the Pacific Amphitheatre. After the event, however, the demonstration grew rowdy in the evening and spilled onto the streets.
About 20 people were arrested by Costa Mesa police, according to a tweet from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. One Trump supporter had his face bloodied in a scuffle as he tried to drive out of the arena.
Another man jumped on a police car, leaving its front and rear windows smashed, while other protesters sprayed graffiti on a police car and the venue’s marquee.
Dozens of cars, including those of Trump supporters trying to leave, were stuck in the street as several hundred demonstrators blocked the road, waved Mexican flags and posed for selfies.
Police in riot gear and on horseback pushed the crowd back and away from the venue.
There were no major injuries and police did not use any force. The crowd began dispersing about three hours after the speech ended.
Earlier in the evening, a half-dozen anti-Trump protesters taunted those waiting to get into the venue.
Some of them surrounded a man who waved a Mexican flag and shouted “Build that wall! Build that wall!” — in reference to Trump’s earlier call to create a barrier between the US and Mexico to stop illegal border crossings.
At one point, seven women wearing no shirts and Bernie Sanders stickers over their breasts entered the square outside the amphitheater. They said they were protesting Trump’s lack of engagement on issues of gender equality and women’s rights.
“I feel like he wants to make America great again, but certainly not for women, for the LBGTQ community or for the lower class,” said Tiernan Hebron, one of the women.
Trump has drawn large crowds across the country as he has campaigned for the White House and some of his events have been marred by incidents both inside and outside these venues.
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