Left-wing activists chased supporters of US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC and besieged at least one hotel downtown, prompting police to intervene and use pepper spray to forcibly disperse the crowd. reports a Sputnik correspondent.
Thousands of people demonstrated in the country’s capital on Saturday to demand four more years for the Republican incumbent and echo his claims that the electoral victory was stolen from him in a massive fraud scheme.
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The rally was mostly peaceful, but the violent altercations began when activists from Black Lives Matter and Antifa gathered several hundred feet from the White House and harassed scattered groups of Trumpists returning to their hotels.
A Sputnik reporter saw a flag snatched from a Trump player, families with children were chased, a red MAGA [“Make America Great Again,” Trump’s motto] cap ripped off a man’s head. Police deployed in large numbers nearby moved to break up the clashes, rescue Trump supporters and occasionally arrest his most violent attackers.
Law enforcement officers also moved to protect The Capitol Hilton after the downtown hotel that housed a group of Trumpists was besieged by a violent mob. Later, the policemen used physical force and pepper spray to disperse the protesters who began to destroy the cars parked outside.
Several arrests were made during the altercation. A block away, two lines of police separated Trump’s fans and enemies, who are gradually leaving the area.
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