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Trump Thanks San Diego Police for Handling ‘Thugs’ Outside Rally

Police in riot gear fired pepper-balls and beanbags at protesters outside a Donald Trump rally in San Diego, California, on Friday evening as unrest inspired by the presumptive Republican nominee continues to simmer.

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San Diego’s population is about one-third Latino and hundreds of thousands of people cross the border with Mexico legally each day.

When that man was arrested, more problems arose as protesters began to spray water and throw empty plastic bottles at police.

Authorities said 12 people were arrested, including one for trying to climb over a railing, but there was no major violence or mass arrests as at Trump rallies in other cities.

Following the real-estate magnate’s speech inside the city’s convention centre, police ordered the crowd to disperse, judging it an unlawful assembly.

Afterwards, he tweeted to police: “Fantastic job on handling the thugs who tried to disrupt our very peaceful and well attended rally”.

“We need to put up a wall to keep them out”, said Trump supporter Christine Kinyoun, 44, of Hanford. At least three people were arrested, police said. Trump said from the podium. The two sides faced off after Trump supporters left the rally around 4 p.m.

Trump is campaigning throughout California in anticipation of the state’s June 7 primary.

Inside the event, Trump was greeted warmly by supporters.

Inside, Mr Trump made repeated attacks on Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

In his order, Curiel noted that Trump had emerged as a leading presidential candidate over the course of the civil case against Trump University and that Trump had “placed the integrity of these court proceedings at issue”.

“We’re going to solve your water problem”.

Trump said during a press conference Thursday that he would “absolutely” end his habit of attacking fellow Republicans now that the nomination is effectively his.

“I love emails – they never go away”. “But the networks want to keep the money for themselves”.

Clinton has shown no interest in debating Sanders before the California primary, which will be part of a final slate of nominating contests.

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On the prospect of a Trump visit, Mr Cameron said: “Sometimes these candidates choose to come through various European countries in the run-up to U.S. elections”. Those include the abrupt departure of Trump’s political director and continuing resistance by many Republican leaders to declare their support for his upstart candidacy.

Police officers in riot gear stand guard as about 1,000 demonstrators protest Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s appearance at the San Diego Convention Center