Posted on 05/28/2016 7:29:51 AM PDT by mandaladon
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Donald Trump brought his message of walls and deportations to the doorstep of America’s busiest border crossing on Friday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee greeted supporters in San Diego, amid one of the largest counter-protests organized against him.
The scene inside the San Diego Convention Center during Trump's speech was relatively placid, while outside demonstrators opposed to his controversy-ridden White House bid marched and chanted, carrying signs criticizing his rhetoric against illegal immigration.
Waving U.S. and Mexican flags, more than 1,000 people turned out for anti-trump rallies in San Diego, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border whose San Ysidro port of entry sees nearly 300,000 people a day cross legally between the countries.
San Diego is considered a binational city by many who live and work on opposite sides of the border, and about a third of the city's population is Latino.
During Trump's speech on Friday, some protesters outside the convention center scaled a barrier and lobbed water bottles at police. One man was pulled off the wall and arrested as others were surrounded by fellow protesters and backed away from the confrontation.
After the convention center emptied, clusters of Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators began to mix in the streets, many exchanging shouted epithets and some throwing water bottles at one another.
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only 1,000? Lazy.
Wave your Mexican flags high. Show solidarity and patriotism for your Mexican flag and for the country, Mexico, that you hold so dear. Make sure you are seen around the world protesting an American presidential candidate at an American rally in America. You are doing a wonderful job making sure that Mr. Trump is the next president of the United States of America. Thank you !!!
1,000 people turned out for anti-trump rallies in San Diego ,all with a cheque from Obama’s DOJ in their pockets
1000, huh. They’re getting more scared by the day.
Trump gets more protestors than Hillary gets supporters.
25,000 showed up for the Trump San Diego rally.
As usual, the MSM highlights the dregs and losers of society.
No bias there!
Also, they're "basically" citizens. Remind me again how secure the border is.
Seems like “1,000” is a little high.
But it makes for a better headline.
When you sneak illegally into Mexico and demand welfare, medical, etc, just tell them “Tijuana is a binational city.”
I’m sure that’ll work.
How many Showed up for the rally?
I think it is probably more.
Waving American flag? I only saw Americans flags being burned and Waving Mexican flags
I wish they would show up for the Rolling Thunder/ Trump rally in DC tomorrow.
There are regularly 8-12x that amount at any Trump rally.
Why is their attendance always a footnote especially considering they pay the freight for these protesters and every scrounger they claim to represent?
Donald in the lion’s den.
This “report” is so slanted I had to hold my tablet sideways to read it.
Hey, that's a pretty good turnout during siesta time
Frigging Yahoo News concentrates on the disruptors and not the 30,000 law abiding supporters.
Mexican flags? Yeh wave em now because you will be gone soon.
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