Protests erupt during a pro-Trump demonstration at Huntington Beach in California. (Image via Twitter @theCindyCarcamo)
At least one person was arrested after violence broke out at a pro-Trump rally in Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday, where counter-protesters allegedly pepper strayed and attacked pro-Trump demonstrators.
According to the Orange County Register, fights broke out when a crowd of pro-Trump demonstrators wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats and waving American flags passed a group of about 40 anti-Trump counter-protesters.
From the Register:
In no time, people were shoving, pushing others to the ground and throwing punches.
One protester peppered sprayed a Trump supporter, and a crowd broke off and ran into a parking lot, where a person was beaten.
One of the counter-protesters told the newspaper that an anti-Trump protester only used pepper spray in defense, but other accounts dispute that. The Los Angeles Times reports that the man…
