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Fight for 15 protesters join anti-Trump rally in NYC Fight for 15 protesters join anti-Trump rally in NYC (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
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New Yorkers angry with Donald Trump are rallying outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in midtown Manhattan where he is attending a Republican gala. Joining in are the Fight for 15 protesters decrying the Republican presidential candidate for saying wages are "too high."New Yorkers angry with Donald Trump are rallying outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in midtown Manhattan where he is attending a Republican gala. Joining in are the Fight for 15 protesters decrying the Republican presidential candidate for saying wages are "too high."
"It is time to stand on the shoulders of those who built our city, and come together as New Yorkers and say, 'Mr. Trump - you do not speak for us; you do not represent us and we will not let your bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny, racism and hatred go unanswered anymore,'" organizers said on their Facebook page. "It is time to stand on the shoulders of those who built our city, and come together as New Yorkers and say, 'Mr. Trump - you do not speak for us; you do not represent us and we will not let your bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny, racism and hatred go unanswered anymore,'" organizers said on their Facebook page. 
Protesters are holding up signs and banners criticizing Trump's immigration policies as well as his comments on labor issues.Protesters are holding up signs and banners criticizing Trump's immigration policies as well as his comments on labor issues.
According to RT reporter Caleb Maupin, who is now at the scene, the NYPD has put the area “almost on lockdown” as crowds continue to gather.
There have been concerns that the anti-Trump protest, which is set to last for the next few hours, could turn ugly, following the example of previous protests against the billionaire businessman in other states.
Maupin tweeted that a scuffle broke out outside the Grand Hyatt hotel, but it was put down and several arrests were made.
Another RT correspondent at the scene, Rebecca Myles, has also recorded the NYPD arresting anti-Trump protesters.
On April 12, a Trump rally was marred by a fight that broke out between his supporters and protesters at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.
Trump himself has been sued by three Kentucky residents, who are accusing the Republican frontrunner of encouraging “harmful, physical violence” against protesters at a Louisville rally on March 1.