Supporters gather for ‘March 4 Trump’ rallies around US
“His immigration policy is not anti-immigrant”, Carolinians for Trump co-founder, Chris O’shea said.
Pro-Trump demonstrations were held in cities across the country, including New York, Washington, San Diego, Palm Beach, Nashville, Lansing, and Minnesota.
Some of those in attendance, and the injured, suggested that Berkeley police had waited too long to intervene, but Chakko said they held back initially because they thought their involvement would cause an escalation. “Mr. Trump is a patriot”.
Both said they support Trump’s plan to build a wall on the Mexican border as well as “draining the swamp” and removing legacy politicians from office. We can’t let the whole world in, and we can set an example. She said the rally was worth the trip.
“The supporters are great”, she said, “it’s the opposition that’s being obscene”.
“We won’t sit idly by when Trump supporters come to town and celebrate: fear, hate, and misogyny”, Smash Racism DC wrote on its Facebook page. That was sparsely attended, but by 2 p.m. that had swelled, along with the ranks of sign-waving Trump protesters.
Rally organizers told KVUE’s Erin Jones that, despite the rain, around 500 people showed up for the rally Saturday.
In several cities, Trump supporters were met by anti-Trump demonstrators, resulting in violent clashes and arrests.
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Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters began gathering about noon at Martin Luther King Jr.
Another rally in Rochester drew about 10 people, and no counterprotesters, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported. “Trump! Trump!” and “USA!” back at them.
Castro said she was a lifelong Democrat, but she chose to vote for President Trump because she was attracted to his blunt honesty.
An estimated 1,200-1,500 attended the rally.
Police then separated the protesters and counterprotesters, allowing the latter to gather on a broad stairway.
The pro-Trump crowd marched several blocks but faced resistance from counter-protesters.
Uncle Sam was on hand at the March 4 Trump rally at the Colorado State Capitol March 04, 2017 in Denver.
Hundreds of people gathered downtown Saturday afternoon for the ‘March 4 Trump’ rally.
In Ohio, Trump supporter Margaret Howe, 57, of Pataskala, said she increasingly fears civil war. She said she’s pleased that the president has followed through on his campaign promises.
Other Trump supporters said they thought the opposition between factions is a good thing.
The groups at times cursed at each other on Saturday and occasionally made physical contact, which police broke up.