Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Costa Mesa, California, Thursday night, smashing a police car and chanting “fuck Trump.” Police arrested about 20 people.
A Trump supporter clashes with protesters outside a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Thursday in Costa Mesa, California.
Chris Carlson / AP
COSTA MESA, California — Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets outside a Donald Trump rally in Southern California Thursday, smashing a police car, spray-painting "fuck Trump" on signs, and chanting angrily about the Republican presidential frontrunner.
The protest happened outside Trump's rally in Costa Mesa, a suburban community about 45 miles south of Los Angeles. Lines at the rally snaked through a jammed parking lot, and the Orange County sheriff reported that about 3,000 people — most of whom appeared to be Trump supporters — were ultimately turned away.
Several Trump supporters responded to getting locked out of the rally by trying to climb the venue's fences, and large crowds chanted "let us in."
The crowds of protesters grew steadily through the afternoon and into the evening. Several minor scuffles broke out between protesters and Trump supporters, but the gathering remained generally peaceful until mounted officers and police in riot gear began clearing the grounds outside the rally.
As police formed lines in the parking lot, anti-Trump protesters ran into the streets. Soon, a crowd of hundreds had congregated in the middle of a nearby intersection, bringing traffic to a standstill. Many of the protesters waved American and Mexican flags and chanted "fuck Trump." Several small dance parties broke out as people with speakers moved through the crowd, and the smell of burnt rubber hung in the air from drivers intentionally peeling out their tires.
After about 30 minutes, police slowly began pushing the crowds out of the street. As that happened, several people smashed the windows of a police cruiser, after which a man climbed on top and jumped on its roof.
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