President Barack Obama condemned violent protesters who were recorded spitting and throwing punches at supporters after a rally in San Jose and pelting them with eggs, food, and water bottles.
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“We saw in San Jose these protesters starting to pelt stuff at Trump supporters”.
In this photo, a Trump hat is burned by a protester.
Protesters climb atop a vehicle stopped in traffic as a crowd marches near the venue where Trump was speaking during a rally in San Jose on June 2, 2016.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said there was “no ill will intended” when Trump praised a black supporter as “my African American”.
None of the protesters found in abundance Thursday in San Jose were visible in Redding, a politically conservative city 150 miles north of the state capital, Sacramento.
“It’s a compliment to me”, said Cheadle, who briefly met Trump when the billionaire waded into the crowd after the event.
She added that the violent anti-Trump protesters are simply “responding” to an environment Trump created. “You know what I am talking about”.
The head of the San Jose police union expressed disgust over the violence, and cops meant to review any cell phone video (of which there is obviously a quite a bit) they can get their hands as part of the investigation, the Los Angles Times explained.
Cheadle was holding two Trump placards, one belonging to him and the other to a young woman who had been standing next to him. “We have tremendous African-American support”, the real estate mogul assured.
“You know what I say when we have a protestor, which isn’t very often, I say, ‘Be very gentle, please don’t hurt him …”
Ever since announcing his candidacy for president, Donald Trump has been surrounded by a constant cloud of controversy.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, points to Gregory Cheadle after his speech Friday in Redding, Calif. Trump called out Cheadle as “my African-American over here” during his speech.
But Trump’s message to those perpetrating the violence took on an apocalyptic tone: “The thugs were lucky supporters remained peaceful!”
Scuffles broke out between pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators. US!” and “Build the wall!
“I was removed from Donald Trump’s rally tonight for practicing journalism without the campaign’s permission”, he wrote on Twitter.
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“We’ve got a lot of people here out of work”, said Joyce Tausch, a 78-year-old retiree who lives in Redding.
