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March 6, 2017

Clashes in Berkeley as Some Pro-Trump Protesters Arrive at Rally with Knives & Batons
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Small crowds turned out for a nationwide day of pro-Trump demonstrations
Saturday. At many of the estimated 28 protests, the pro-Trump
demonstrators were met by counter protesters.

In Berkeley, California, clashes broke out between anti-fascist
protesters and the pro-Trump protesters, some of whom showed up armed
with knives and batons and wearing helmets and gas masks. In New York
City, about 40 pro-Trump demonstrators rallied near Trump Tower.

Pro-Trump Protester: "I'm not gonna give you my last name. But there's a
lot of misinformation going around, in everything I see. I watch all of
Donald Trump's speeches, all of his rallies, and everything I hear
afterwards, it's so washed up. It's so-That's why I like that he reaches
to the people directly, whether it be through Twitter or whether it be
through doing, like, three rallies a day when he was campaigning.
There's so much misinformation going on, they're clearly rooting for one
side. And if you actually follow what he is doing, if you actually
follow his intentions, there is no racism, there is no fascism, there is
just a guy that's concerned for his country and he is doing something
that he feels is the right way."



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