[WATCH] Fights erupt at pro-Trump rally on California beach

Clash breaks out between pro-Trump supporters and counter-protestors on a Californian beach 

Pro-Trump supporters clashed with anti-Trump protestors in California
Pro-Trump supporters clashed with anti-Trump protestors in California

 

Supporters of US President Donald Trump holding a rally on a popular southern California beach clashed with counter-protestors on Sunday, leading to the arrest of four people, law enforcement officials said.

Multiple fights broke out at the Bolsa Chica State Beach and at least one Trump supporters was doused with pepper spray when pro-Trump demonstrators encountered a small group opposed to the President.

Four counter-protestors were arrested, three for illegal use of pepper spray and one for assault and battery, a spokesperson for the California State Parks Police said on Saturday evening.

The fights appeared to start in the early afternoon when around a dozen anti-Trump supporters dressed all in black refused to move from a bike path to allow a large group of pro-Trump supporters to pass. The confrontation escalated into a fight with more skirmishes quickly breaking out.

Video footage from social media uploaded to the Los Angeles Times’ website  showed a chaotic scene with men fighting in the sand and around 20 Trump supporters, some carrying Trump flags, chasing a man in a black mask away from the beach and on to a freeway. The man had used pepper spray on a female rally organizer and was eventually apprehended by police, the newspaper reported.

On Saturday, Trump praised his supporters on Twitter: “Thanks you for all the Trump rallies today. Amazing support. We will all MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”