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Violent Clash erupted in Berkeley Donald Trump protests Vs anti-Trump March 2017

Violent Clash erupted in Berkeley Donald Trump protests Vs anti-Trump March 2017 3:30 p.m.: Protesters have spilled out into Martin Luther King Junior Way and are fighting in the middle of the street, and there are people punching each other on the sidewalks. Pro-Trump marchers are on the move, leaving Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. and moving up Allston Way and passing Shattuck Avenue. Some people have bloody faces and are shouting at each other. There were punches thrown during the first melee, about 2 p.m., between a few dozen people. It wasn’t clear who threw the first punch and police, who were on hand in riot gear, didn’t intervene.Another broke out a half-hour later, and several smaller incidents followed as a people shouted and waved flags in a large moving circle in the civic center. One pro-Trump supporter was apparently sprayed in the face with Mace, just before 3 p.m. Blood was coming from his nose and friends were cleaning his eyes with a T-shirt. No other injuries have been reported. At one point, a smoke bomb was thrown, spreading a smelly blue cloud that scattered the crowd. As of 3 p.m., there were about 200 gathered at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, most of them anti-Trump protesters. Many of the Trump supporters, some wearing kilts, were carrying wooden shields with a ‘V’ on them. Another group with pink masks carried shields with three arrows on them, calling themselves the “Pastel Bloc,” and said they were there to counter any violence from “Black Bloc” protesters. Daniel Meiers said he came from Sacramento to defend the president against critics. “They want to justify political violence against people, saying when anyone disagrees they are a Nazi,” he said, referring to the anti-Trump protesters. The pro-Trump “March on Berkeley” rally is one of a number of events across the nation on Saturday, including at the Washington Monument, Trump Tower in New York and dozens of other locations.Prior to the Berkeley event, both protesters and counter-protesters were wary of how the event would go. On Mar. 1, the website It’s Going Down, posted that “The feeling across organized circles is that this is, on some level, a trap.” The demonstrations are also intended to show unity in the face of what organizers call “a seditious fringe” aiming to sabotage Trump’s vision for the country. The concerns point to the violent protest that broke out in the midst of a planned visit from Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopolous to UC Berkeley. The Feb. 1 speaking engagement was cancelled by authorities after a group of about 100 to 150 masked people threw rocks, broke windows and set fires outside the university’s student union building. The event’s organizer, Rich Black, retweeted a confirmation from a group named “The Proud Boys” that Saturday’s march will still go on, despite fears of counter-protests and violence. “We are to arrive at Berkeley in the name of peace and in hopes to show the world that freedom is a fire that refuses to be extinguished,” Black tweeted. Tito Mena, a Trump supporter traveled from Stockton for rally, and said he had moved from Tijuana three months ago. Mena said he was born in San Diego but had to move to Tijuana when his parents were deported. Now 20 years old, Mena said he supports the border wall proposed by Trump, saying it would keep out drug cartels. “I don’t believe one random guy crossing the border is a problem. It is the cartels are taking advantage of the open border,” Mena said. The marches coincide with over 50 rallies organized by the conservative group, the Main Street Patriots. The rallies have been scheduled in cities from San Diego to Birmingham, Alabama. The marches are dubbed the “Spirit of America” rallies and are in support of President Trump and “his effort to put America First” according to the Main Street Patriots website. Groups of hundreds of people turned out Saturday in places from Colorado’s state Capitol to near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for Saturday’s “March 4 Trump” demonstrations. Sometimes, they clashed verbally with generally smaller groups of counter protesters. At Trump Tower, a couple hundred supporters gathered and chanted “U-S-A” and held signs with messages such as: “Yes he is our president.” Some minor scuffles between dueling demonstrators at the Minnesota State Capitol were quickly defused by other protesters and police. Near Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach Post reported that people on both sides exchanged profanity. Trump’s motorcade briefly stopped so he could wave at supporters. video created using Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) credits    • Видео