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US election 2016: Clashes near Trump rally in California | US election 2016: Clashes near Trump rally in California |
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Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked traffic outside a venue in California where Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was holding a rally. | Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked traffic outside a venue in California where Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was holding a rally. |
A police car had its windows smashed as Mr Trump spoke inside a hall in the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Some 20 arrests were made. | A police car had its windows smashed as Mr Trump spoke inside a hall in the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. Some 20 arrests were made. |
Mr Trump has vowed to deport millions of illegal immigrants if he is elected US president in November. | |
He faces strong opposition in parts of California, particularly among Latinos. | He faces strong opposition in parts of California, particularly among Latinos. |
California, the biggest prize for Republican candidates in the nomination race, holds its primaries on 7 June. | California, the biggest prize for Republican candidates in the nomination race, holds its primaries on 7 June. |
Mr Trump has called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after a string of primary wins. | |
The Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa was filled to its capacity of about 18,000 people and hundreds more were turned away. | The Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa was filled to its capacity of about 18,000 people and hundreds more were turned away. |
Heated exchanges could be heard between Trump supporters and the protesters outside, with supporters chanting "Build that wall! Build that wall!", a reference to the candidate's call for a barrier between the US and Mexico to stop illegal border crossings. | Heated exchanges could be heard between Trump supporters and the protesters outside, with supporters chanting "Build that wall! Build that wall!", a reference to the candidate's call for a barrier between the US and Mexico to stop illegal border crossings. |
Police in riot gear and officers on horseback moved in to separate the two groups. | Police in riot gear and officers on horseback moved in to separate the two groups. |
Reports from the scene say some protesters threw stones at motorists while others jumped on top of a police car, smashing its windows, the BBC's James Cook reports from Los Angeles. | Reports from the scene say some protesters threw stones at motorists while others jumped on top of a police car, smashing its windows, the BBC's James Cook reports from Los Angeles. |
They dispersed by 23:00 (06:00 GMT Friday), the Orange County Sheriff's Department reports. | |
The candidate did not seem fazed by the clashes, tweeting after the rally: "Thank you Costa Mesa, California! 31,000 people tonight with thousands turned away. I will be back! #Trump2016" | |
Mr Trump's campaign has been dogged by violence between his supporters and protesters, most notably at the University of Illinois in Chicago on 11 March, when a rally was called off after fighting broke out in the auditorium. | Mr Trump's campaign has been dogged by violence between his supporters and protesters, most notably at the University of Illinois in Chicago on 11 March, when a rally was called off after fighting broke out in the auditorium. |
Meanwhile, a detailed profile of Mr Trump's wife Melania for GQ Magazine has sparked a hostile response from her. | |
The article revealed details about her upbringing in Slovenia and how she met Mr Trump. She called it "disingenuous reporting". | |
Julia Ioffe, the Jewish Russian-American reporter who wrote the article, said on Twitter she has received a barrage of anti-Semitic and threatening messages from Trump supporters since the piece came out. | |
"Now I'm getting phone calls from a blocked number that play Hitler's speeches when I pick up. Sad!" she tweeted. | |
"It's unsettling," she told the Guardian. | |
In terms of delegate support, the property tycoon is far ahead of his nearest rivals, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and John Kasich, the governor of Ohio. | In terms of delegate support, the property tycoon is far ahead of his nearest rivals, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and John Kasich, the governor of Ohio. |
In the Democratic camp, Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over Bernie Sanders. | In the Democratic camp, Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over Bernie Sanders. |
The presidential election on 8 November will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress. | The presidential election on 8 November will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress. |