A man gets sprayed with a chemical irritant as multiple fights break out between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters in Berkeley, California on April 15, 2017.
Hundreds of President Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters are having dual demonstrations today near the downtown area at 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Police were forced to use an explosive device to restore order after 1,000 people from competing rallies gathered in the park in Berkeley.
This comes after last month's rally quickly turned into a bloody brawl between Trump supporters and Trump protesters.
Police had placed a barrier of plastic orange poles and orange fence mesh between the two sides.
As of 12:18 p.m., Allston Way between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. "There have also been numerous reports of pepper spray being used in the crowd".
"There continues to be a number of large fights, some property damage and numerous projectiles being thrown, including fireworks", Berkeley police wrote in a Nixle announcement.
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Sunday morning tweets are a peculiar tradition for President Trump, and his long weekend at Mar-a-Lago didn't interrupt it. "I did what was an nearly an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College!" he tweeted.
A bleeding right-wing protester records video of himself at the corner of Center and Milvia Streets in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Apr. 15, 2017.
"A member of the crowd released some kind of gas into the air and that gas.one of our officers was exposed to it and the officers have since put on gas masks to protect themselves", White said.
About 250 police officers were deployed to the scene by midafternoon after officials sought assistance from the neighboring Oakland Police Department.
Organizers for Tax March San Francisco discovered the chicken and re-dubbed it "Chicken Don" to poke fun at the President for being too afraid to release his tax returns. Officers on Saturday confiscated sticks, knives, flagpoles and helmets and sticks with signs on them.The rally followed March 4 demonstrations at the same park planned by some of the same groups and that ended in violent clashes. The Berkeley rally was sponsored by pro-Trump group Liberty Revival Alliance.
Elsewhere, thousands of chanting, sign-carrying protesters took to the streets demanding Trump release his tax returns so Americans can scrutinize his business ties and potential conflicts of interest.
More than 100 similar marches are scheduled across the country on Saturday. "You've earned your stripes, bro", A J Alegria, a 31-year-old Trump supporter who was among the injured in Berkeley, told the LA Times.
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