Pendejos waving a Mexican flag at a Trump protest should just be considered an in-kind donation to his campaign.
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) April 29, 2016
Chaos erupted outside of the the California GOP convention in Burlingame, Calif. Friday afternoon as protesters gathered in an attempt to prevent Donald Trump from addressing the assembled Republican delegates from around the state.
The protesters failed, but not for a lack of trying.
Here are some of the better pics and videos of what went down…
We’ll call this first guy “Captain Mexico” and he’s burning an effigy of Trump:
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726143146338357248
More shots of Captain Mexico’s handiwork:
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726140974624178180
Many at the protest brought Mexican flags:
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726138413099819008
Other protesters got physical with Republicans trying to enter the building:
Protesters hold back a Republican supporter from getting into Hyatt where Trump will speak. pic.twitter.com/7FzH1cyNXv
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) April 29, 2016
This scene in CA is ugly & maddening. In America, our candidates must be allowed to speak without chaotic disruption, full stop.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 29, 2016
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Cops were attacked, too:
And someone threw an apple at a police officer #cagop pic.twitter.com/yoFhCYClKv
— Javier Panzar ? (@jpanzar) April 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726129681490022400
Some protesters got into the hall where Trump was speaking and unfurled this banner:
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726112995990859776
While other protesters thought going topless would help their cause:
https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/726142218612826112
No thanks!
Earlier, protesters blocked traffic to the hotel, forcing Trump and his Secret Service detail to hop a short freeway wall and enter through a side entrance:
WATCH: Trump forced to enter CA GOP convention through back after protesters storm front https://t.co/QsQCo6IVHh pic.twitter.com/JiOr6FyhdQ
— The Hill (@thehill) April 29, 2016
Trump hops barrier, walks to Hyatt after protest forces motorcade to stop on side of freeway https://t.co/oFcLSFlRrI pic.twitter.com/l6jCkFzruy
— KTLA (@KTLA) April 29, 2016
Trump later joked that getting into the convention was like “crossing the border”:
Trump on protest: That wasn't "the easiest entrance … felt like I was crossing the border" https://t.co/lmxmpNn9fU https://t.co/FoNMO0I1zA
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 29, 2016
Trump, it seems, was well received by the delegates. From the Los Angeles Times:
State Republican delegates who weren’t always on board with Trump said they were impressed with his speech at the California Republican Party convention in Burlingame Friday, and are warming up to the idea of voting for him.
“He stated his case in a calm and presidential way. But he was still The Donald. He joked around a bit,” said Diane McGlinchey, a retired homemaker from Huntington Beach. “Does he still say things that shock me? Yes. But he is a man of our time.”
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