Hundreds of protesters gathered and broke through barricades outside a Burlingame hotel Friday as Donald Trump addressed the crowd at the California Republican Party Convention. “That was not the easiest entrance I ever made”, Trump quipped to the convention delegates.
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One Trump supporter was allegedly harassed as he walked through the crowd, attempting to get to the hotel. “Oh boy, it felt like I was crossing the border, actually”.
Protests against U.S. presidential candidate erupted in California for the second day in a row on Friday, forcing the Republican frontrunner to delay his speech.
– Pressure Silicon Valley tech companies to divest funding from a Trump-led Republican National Convention. There’s no way I’m not going to campaign in California. Earlier this month, the Trump campaign even outlined in a memo how he would implement his plan with Mexico’s financial backing. “I think it’s going to come to an end very soon”, Trump said.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the California Republican Party 2016 convention in Burlingame, Calif., Friday, April 29, 2016. That and his hard stand on immigration in a state where millions of immigrants live and that’s run by Democrats who generally support more benefits, services and job opportunities for those in the country illegally raise the prospects of more raucous demonstrations.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, recently announced as Cruz’s running mate, will host a dinner banquet on Saturday night.
The protest in Burlingame followed similar demonstrations that turned violent late Thursday at another Trump rally in southern California. Protestors clashed with police outside and scuffled with Trump supporters leaving the event. They smashed at least one patrol car’s window and punctured the tires on a police sports utility vehicle, while trying to overturn another police auto.
Seventy-seven percent of Latinos in California have a negative view of Trump, according to a recent USC/Los Angeles Times poll.
After sweeping five states on the East Coast in convincing fashion Tuesday, the businessman and reality TV star is well on his way toward clinching the Republican nomination.
However, inside the luncheon, Trump was warmly welcomed as he kicked off the convention.
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California is the biggest prize left, with 172 Republican delegates up for grabs. Whoever wins the popular vote June 7 will secure the remaining 13 delegates.
