Chaos ensued outside the Donald Trump rally in Orange County, California on Thursday. As thousands of supporters chanted for the Republican front-runner inside the event center, thousands more protested the billionaire outside the event.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the crowd — made up mostly of young, Latino men — graffitied public property, attacked police officers and Trump supporters, and smashed cop cars, while waving Mexican flags and chanting “Bernie, Bernie.”
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Inside the event center, thousands of peaceful Trump supporters lined up for hours to see their candidate speak.
This is what the media won’t show you about the PEACEFUL #TrumpOC rally tonight. Great Americans. Packed house! pic.twitter.com/UF5lKt3sej
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 29, 2016
Protestors were also there hours before the billionaire spoke, including topless feminists who had reasonable demands like an Equal Rights Amendment.
The nipple patrol! #Trump pic.twitter.com/sIJ8nrEuSW
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 29, 2016
As night fell, the protestors got younger, louder, and more violent.
The beginning of protests tonight at #TrumpOC pic.twitter.com/M47AW6tvCk
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) April 29, 2016
Young men attacked cop cars, attempting to flip them over, jumping on top of the hoods, and smashing their windows.
Protesters just wrecked this cop car. Bashed in windows, jumping on top of it. pic.twitter.com/bZ7vmg0lhW
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 29, 2016
Protesters attempt to flip over cop car outside Donald Trump rally in Orange County, Calif. https://t.co/22iEylzJbuhttps://t.co/AXvc6iJdOB
— ABC News (@ABC) April 29, 2016
People jumping on police car outside @realDonaldTrump rally. Window smashed few minutes earlier pic.twitter.com/SOsFarQEVr
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) April 29, 2016
Trump supporters were also attacked, one suffered a broken nose and bled profusely until he was taken away by an ambulance.
A @realDonaldTrump supporter just got punched in the face as a scuffle broke out in the street: pic.twitter.com/3h3Fllm3V3
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) April 29, 2016
Scores of Trump protestors were arrested as police tried to maintain order and disperse the crowd.
Just witnessed 3 arrests as police ask pedestrians to disperse & move out road: pic.twitter.com/wCuqFgrdxh
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) April 29, 2016
