Posted on 10/17/2020 3:05:50 PM PDT by lowbridge
A rally in support of President Donald Trump in downtown Ithaca descended into chaos on Friday afternoon, as multiple fights broke out between Trump supporters and counter-protesters who assembled to rebuke the rally.
No arrests appear to have been made during or after the event, despite a litany of physical altercations involving people from both sides. At least two people were injured during the several scuffles that broke out in the 90 minutes the two sides squared off.
The scene was tense from the beginning. A small group of Trump supporters gathered outside the Tompkins County Republicans office starting at 4 p.m., primarily led by Rocco and Max Lucente, who also helped organize the Trump march that took place earlier in October. From the start, they were met with a larger group of counterprotesters, organized by the local Democratic Socialists of America but attracting people of all stripes looking to oppose Trump, who were stationed directly across Meadow Street—reminiscent of the standoff that took place outside of City Hall during the aforementioned Trump event in Ithaca.
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Promptly thereafter, counterprotesters began to move across the street, standing next to or in front of Trump supporters. The Trump ralliers began to fracture, some moving down the block, others staying in front of the building and exchanging words with counter-protesters. By 4:40 p.m., several of the ralliers had been backed into a corner by a group of counterprotesters who had ventured across the street, easily outnumbering the Trump supporters as both sides screamed at each other.
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Clearly it does. You’re foolish.
The city with a reputation as widely known as HE!!?
That Ithica?
Ithaca: Portland east.
why weren’t the police on the scene from the start. They must have known about the event. Too many police forces are run by chefs who are more loyal to their radical left mayors and less interested in enforcing the law.
If most Freepers from all over the country know Ithica is the city of evil, how could the locals not know the Ithica cops would happily watch them get stomped on by crazed leftists?
There is not now and never has been freedom of speech in the city limits of Ithica, NY.
It is a Commie fortress, the city of evil!
No protesters just counter-protesters.
I expect LE to do their jobs.
And if they no longer wish to do that in the city of Ithaca, to quit and go elsewhere.
Ithaca is commie central.
Here, for example. Watch just one minute of this then report back and see what you say.
https://youtu.be/vQF1C0x7GP8?t=29
The job of Ithica LE is to support the People’s Revolutionary Movement of the Communist Party—has been for decades....
Otherwise the US is sunk, and the smart folks should probably hightail it like the Pilgrams did.
No, no it doesn't and you need to stop with the ad homonym attacks.
More than likely told to stand down.
The mayor of Ithaca is as much of a radical leftist as any other mayor of the country.
City of evil bump.
Actually, defunding government guarantees of student loans would solve the Ithica problem—might take a decade or so, and then the leftist zombies would look for another host.
Republicans? In Ithaca? Really?
Ithaca is miles behind enemy lines.
To where exactly? There is no place on earth left to go.
College Kids for Biden?
notice how they name the innocent and hide the guilty in their RAT yellow journalism
Tompkins County Republicans office starting at 4 p.m., primarily led by Rocco and Max Lucente, who also helped organize the Trump march
the local Democratic Socialists of America
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