Authorities said 12 people were arrested, including one for trying to climb a railing, in San Diego – 17 miles from the Mexican border, where the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has pledged to build a wall.
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Police were deployed in riot gear to control the crowd throwing water bottles.
When Trump supporters left the rally around 4 p.m. PST (7 p.m. ET), shouting matches erupted between them and protesters.
The San Diego Police Department reported on Twitter that 35 arrests were made on Friday evening.
Fresno and San Diego geared up for protests at Donald Trump campaign events Friday, following similar events around the country that led to violence and arrests. The crowd booed the judge when Trump said his name (it is suspiciously foreign sounding after all), and Trump continued “He is not doing the right thing”.
A Trump supporter (L) debates with a demonstrator opposed to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, before Trump’s campaign event in San Diego, California, U.S. May 27, 2016.
Friday was not the first time Trump has been greeted by protests in California, which is home to the largest Latino population in the country.
California, the most populous state in the nation, will hold its primary election June 7. CNN said that the Thursday delegate estimate for Trump was 1,237, while according to ABC America it was 1,239. Late last month, a visit to the California Republican convention set off days of protests in the area, leading to several arrests.
He reveled in the fact that he had clinched his party’s nomination before Clinton, saying “Here I am watching Hillary fight and she can’t close the deal”, Trump said. Trump told Kimmel a debate with Sanders would generate big television ratings, and he suggested money from the encounter could be donated to charity.
“What I’m most concerned about is making sure that we actually have real party unity, not pretend party unity”, Ryan told reporters in Washington.
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For democrats, super delegates may play a big role in the nomination, and Stockley says it’s Hillary Clinton who is the favored nominee.
