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| Protest Turns Rowdy as Donald Trump Appears at California G.O.P. Convention | Protest Turns Rowdy as Donald Trump Appears at California G.O.P. Convention |
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| BURLINGAME, Calif. — Furious protests erupted outside the California Republican Party convention on Friday as Donald J. Trump was set to address conservative activists in one of the most progressive regions of the country. | BURLINGAME, Calif. — Furious protests erupted outside the California Republican Party convention on Friday as Donald J. Trump was set to address conservative activists in one of the most progressive regions of the country. |
| The rowdy scene followed violence outside a rally that Mr. Trump held in Costa Mesa on Thursday evening when protesters bloodied several of Mr. Trump’s supporters. The eruptions were the worst since last month when Mr. Trump canceled an event in Chicago after protesters flooded the streets, with the latest round coming as he closes in on securing the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. | The rowdy scene followed violence outside a rally that Mr. Trump held in Costa Mesa on Thursday evening when protesters bloodied several of Mr. Trump’s supporters. The eruptions were the worst since last month when Mr. Trump canceled an event in Chicago after protesters flooded the streets, with the latest round coming as he closes in on securing the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. |
| In Burlingame, just outside San Francisco, a diverse crowd of protesters gathered outside the Hyatt Regency, the site of the state convention, to brandish signs and chant slogans like “racist, sexist, dump the Trump.” A large contingent of law enforcement officials, wielding batons and wearing helmets with face shields, stood guard. | In Burlingame, just outside San Francisco, a diverse crowd of protesters gathered outside the Hyatt Regency, the site of the state convention, to brandish signs and chant slogans like “racist, sexist, dump the Trump.” A large contingent of law enforcement officials, wielding batons and wearing helmets with face shields, stood guard. |
| A number of protesters sat on the pavement and formed a human chain to stretch across the street by the hotel. Barricades were set up to keep the crowds back. At one point, a group of protesters rushed the hotel entrance; the police hurried to corral them and restore order. | A number of protesters sat on the pavement and formed a human chain to stretch across the street by the hotel. Barricades were set up to keep the crowds back. At one point, a group of protesters rushed the hotel entrance; the police hurried to corral them and restore order. |
| Mr. Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, was to deliver an address at the convention on Friday. He arrived late as his caravan circumvented the protesters, and he was spotted by aerial television cameras entering the hotel through a side entrance with his staff. | |
| Mr. Trump made light of the detour after he finally took the stage. | Mr. Trump made light of the detour after he finally took the stage. |
| “That was not the easiest entrance I’ve ever made,” he said as at the beginning of his remarks. “We went under a fence and through a fence and, oh boy, it felt like I was crossing the border, actually.” | “That was not the easiest entrance I’ve ever made,” he said as at the beginning of his remarks. “We went under a fence and through a fence and, oh boy, it felt like I was crossing the border, actually.” |
| The protests reflect the provocative nature of Mr. Trump’s candidacy and come as he has sought to re-establish himself as someone who can unite the party and, ultimately, the country. Despite those stated goals, Mr. Trump has continued to inflame the passions of his opponents by using heated language that has offended immigrants and minorities. At his event on Thursday night, he brought the families of people who had been killed by undocumented immigrants onto the stage. | The protests reflect the provocative nature of Mr. Trump’s candidacy and come as he has sought to re-establish himself as someone who can unite the party and, ultimately, the country. Despite those stated goals, Mr. Trump has continued to inflame the passions of his opponents by using heated language that has offended immigrants and minorities. At his event on Thursday night, he brought the families of people who had been killed by undocumented immigrants onto the stage. |
| Mr. Trump was criticized for provoking protesters earlier this year, and he has beefed up his security after his podium was rushed at an event in Ohio. The crowds have generally been calmer since then, but Mr. Trump continues to draw throngs of demonstrators when his campaign visits urban areas with larger populations of Democrats. | Mr. Trump was criticized for provoking protesters earlier this year, and he has beefed up his security after his podium was rushed at an event in Ohio. The crowds have generally been calmer since then, but Mr. Trump continues to draw throngs of demonstrators when his campaign visits urban areas with larger populations of Democrats. |
| Several activist groups including the Anti Police-Terror Project, Black Lives Matter Bay Area, Black Youth Project 100 Bay Area and the BlackOUT Collective had been awaiting Mr. Trump’s arrival all week and were busy organizing the protests on social media. | Several activist groups including the Anti Police-Terror Project, Black Lives Matter Bay Area, Black Youth Project 100 Bay Area and the BlackOUT Collective had been awaiting Mr. Trump’s arrival all week and were busy organizing the protests on social media. |
| “Donald Trump represents the vile underbelly of American democracy by where black people are both disenfranchised and disregarded,” said Robbie Clark, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Bay Area. | “Donald Trump represents the vile underbelly of American democracy by where black people are both disenfranchised and disregarded,” said Robbie Clark, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Bay Area. |
| While Mr. Trump is currently leading in recent polls of California Republican voters, the demonstrators made clear that their state was not friendly territory for him. | While Mr. Trump is currently leading in recent polls of California Republican voters, the demonstrators made clear that their state was not friendly territory for him. |
| Angelica Foreman, 32, a stay-at-home mother, held a sign that said “No haters allowed in the Bay!!” | Angelica Foreman, 32, a stay-at-home mother, held a sign that said “No haters allowed in the Bay!!” |
| “I told myself if Trump made his way out here that I was definitely going to go out of my way to show that I absolutely do not appreciate his presence here,” she said, “because his racist rhetoric is not at all what I’m about or what the Bay Area is about.” | “I told myself if Trump made his way out here that I was definitely going to go out of my way to show that I absolutely do not appreciate his presence here,” she said, “because his racist rhetoric is not at all what I’m about or what the Bay Area is about.” |
| “We are a very tolerant community and very accepting,” she added, “and so his views are not welcome here.” | “We are a very tolerant community and very accepting,” she added, “and so his views are not welcome here.” |