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California anti-Trump protesters storm hotel at Republican convention – live | California anti-Trump protesters storm hotel at Republican convention – live |
(35 minutes later) | |
9.16pm BST | |
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Back inside the hotel, Trump is slamming his opponents Ted Cruz and John Kasich and their joint plan to stop him: “The worst move was making a deal with Kasich,” Trump said of Cruz, while also slamming him for announcing Carly Fiorina as his running mate. | |
“Cruz did something I’ve never seen. He picked Carly. I like Carly, but when she left, she had no votes.” | |
Trump further mocked Kasich, who is in San Francisco this afternoon, for staying in the race despite his poor results at the polls: “‘I don’t care, mom! I’m staying here. I’m not leaving.’” | |
9.11pm BST | |
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The protests outside Trump’s speech are continuing to spark conflicts. Some brief shouting matches erupted between anti-Trump protesters and a small group of Trump supporters who stood on the sidewalk draped in American flags. | |
“There’s less racism today than there’s ever been. It’s shifted from white on black to black on white,” said Brian Blake, 28, adding that he believes white people are the main victims of racism today. | |
“They have black pride, so why can’t we have white pride,” said the property manager from Pleasanton, California. | |
At least one person has been detained at the side of the convention as police continue to push forward into the crowd: | |
At least one person was just detained at side of #CAGOP Convention as police push forward into crowd pic.twitter.com/oJxeNKeJeb | |
9.07pm BST | |
21:07 | |
The billionaire Republican candidate was forced to exit his vehicle and, guided by secret service agents, cross a freeway and squeeze through a barrier in the fence to enter the hotel for the GOP convention. | |
WATCH: Trump forced to jump over barrier & up small dirt hill to get in rear door of event due to protests. https://t.co/e8GmYvEse2 | |
Earlier, protesters had surrounded the hotel and stormed through barriers. | |
8.59pm BST | |
20:59 | |
Trump takes the stage | |
After facing delays, Trump has taken the stage at the California GOP convention, discussing his difficulties getting past protesters: | |
That was not the easiest entrance I’ve ever made ... It felt like I was crossing the border, actually. I was crossing the border, but I got here. | |
He said officials told him it would be easier if he turned around. “I said, yknow, we can’t let these people down. Do you agree? We can’t do it. It was fun. It was a different kind of a thing.” | |
8.56pm BST | |
20:56 | |
You can watch a live-stream of the California Republican convention, where Donald Trump will soon speak, here: | |
8.52pm BST | |
20:52 | |
Julia Carrie Wong | |
Bands of several hundred young protesters, many bearing large Mexican flags, have continued to surge toward the hotel, confronting police at the front and side doors. Some threw eggs at riot police, and one protester cracked a window, but most chanted anti-Trump slogans in English and Spanish and danced to music of a marching band. | |
Duran Andrade, 18, wore a Mexican flag, Bernie Sanders button, and Che Guevara t-shirt – and carried a sign comparing Trump to Hitler. | |
“He’s the biggest douchebag,” said Andrade, whose family is of Guatemalan heritage. said. “He’s using scare tactics. He’s racist, homophobic and anti-Muslim.” | |
Another protester carried a box of six dozen organic eggs, which he passed out to any takers. | |
Still a lot of eggs left to throw #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/aVDch22SiX | |
8.49pm BST | |
20:49 | |
Maria L La Ganga | |
Guardian reporter Maria L La Ganga is reporting from inside the GOP convention in California where Trump’s speech is still delayed. | |
Luisa Aranda, a55-year-old Trump supporter from Brentwood in northern California, said she was verbally assaulted while trying to get into the hotel for the event. | |
“The protestors called me a traitor,” she said. “They cussed me out!”All because of the Mexican-American woman’s homemade t-shirt: | |
8.43pm BST | 8.43pm BST |
20:43 | 20:43 |
Ted Cruz, speaking at a press conference in Indiana, has just commented on the protests at the California convention: | Ted Cruz, speaking at a press conference in Indiana, has just commented on the protests at the California convention: |
To an extent, these protesters are crossing the line to violence. My understanding is things are getting pretty ugly there ... That is not appropriate. They are entitled to express their own views, but not in a way that is disruptive and muzzles others. | To an extent, these protesters are crossing the line to violence. My understanding is things are getting pretty ugly there ... That is not appropriate. They are entitled to express their own views, but not in a way that is disruptive and muzzles others. |
Cruz and his newly selected potential running mate Carly Fiorina are scheduled to speak at the GOP convention in California on Saturday. | Cruz and his newly selected potential running mate Carly Fiorina are scheduled to speak at the GOP convention in California on Saturday. |
8.37pm BST | 8.37pm BST |
20:37 | 20:37 |
Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
The California GOP protest has moved to the side door of the hotel, where Donald Trump’s speech, scheduled for noon local time, has been delayed. | The California GOP protest has moved to the side door of the hotel, where Donald Trump’s speech, scheduled for noon local time, has been delayed. |
“Fuck Donald Trump!” is the current chant: | “Fuck Donald Trump!” is the current chant: |
Protest now at side door #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/naewVZ1yJH | Protest now at side door #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/naewVZ1yJH |
Protesters have also taken over a bridge at the hotel and are making a lot of noise. | Protesters have also taken over a bridge at the hotel and are making a lot of noise. |
Protesters on second level bridge leading from a parking garage to Hyatt pic.twitter.com/JWJtRT2M2U | Protesters on second level bridge leading from a parking garage to Hyatt pic.twitter.com/JWJtRT2M2U |
Protesters aiming to make as much noise as possible from the outside to disrupt speech pic.twitter.com/tn4ICoOOa9 | Protesters aiming to make as much noise as possible from the outside to disrupt speech pic.twitter.com/tn4ICoOOa9 |
8.29pm BST | 8.29pm BST |
20:29 | 20:29 |
Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
Around 12.10pm, protesters again broke through barriers and surged toward the hotel. Some threw raw eggs toward police while others carried the police barricades as shields. | Around 12.10pm, protesters again broke through barriers and surged toward the hotel. Some threw raw eggs toward police while others carried the police barricades as shields. |
Protesters break through barricades again and surge toward hotel at #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/irkVDf8Mxb | Protesters break through barricades again and surge toward hotel at #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/irkVDf8Mxb |
Burlingame police did not immediately respond to a request for information about possible arrests. | Burlingame police did not immediately respond to a request for information about possible arrests. |
Earlier in the morning, a police official told KTVU on a live-stream that the convention would go on regardless of the protests and that officials had plans in place to get attendees inside even if the rallies were blocking the roads. | Earlier in the morning, a police official told KTVU on a live-stream that the convention would go on regardless of the protests and that officials had plans in place to get attendees inside even if the rallies were blocking the roads. |
8.25pm BST | 8.25pm BST |
20:25 | 20:25 |
California GOP chairman Jim Brulte, speaking inside the Hyatt Regency near the San Francisco Airport, said the massive protests have delayed Donald Trump’s speech, but that the frontrunner has made it through the doors. He said: | California GOP chairman Jim Brulte, speaking inside the Hyatt Regency near the San Francisco Airport, said the massive protests have delayed Donald Trump’s speech, but that the frontrunner has made it through the doors. He said: |
Some people who evidently don’t believe in free speech tried to stop Mr Trump from getting into he hotel ... We’re gonna start a little late, but we’re going to have a great time today. | Some people who evidently don’t believe in free speech tried to stop Mr Trump from getting into he hotel ... We’re gonna start a little late, but we’re going to have a great time today. |
There were cheers when Brulte praised the local police for ensuring the real estate billionaire got into the building. Trump, he said, arrived four minutes ago. | There were cheers when Brulte praised the local police for ensuring the real estate billionaire got into the building. Trump, he said, arrived four minutes ago. |
8.17pm BST | 8.17pm BST |
20:17 | 20:17 |
Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
The largely calm protest outside the California GOP convention turned frantic shortly before noon when a group of the roughly 500 protesters thrust through police barricades and ran toward the hotel doors.Though several dozen made it toward the door, the mass of protesters were halted by riot police with batons and a giant green hedge on the hotel lawn. | The largely calm protest outside the California GOP convention turned frantic shortly before noon when a group of the roughly 500 protesters thrust through police barricades and ran toward the hotel doors.Though several dozen made it toward the door, the mass of protesters were halted by riot police with batons and a giant green hedge on the hotel lawn. |
Police are blocking protesters and pushing them off the property. | Police are blocking protesters and pushing them off the property. |
Police line blocking protesters. pic.twitter.com/TlHnePUItc | Police line blocking protesters. pic.twitter.com/TlHnePUItc |
8.06pm BST | 8.06pm BST |
20:06 | 20:06 |
Trump protesters push through barriers in California | Trump protesters push through barriers in California |
Sam Levin | Sam Levin |
Protesters at the California GOP convention near the San Francisco airport have pushed through barriers and are now rushing the hotel, where Donald Trump is set to give a speech. Julia Carrie Wong reports: | Protesters at the California GOP convention near the San Francisco airport have pushed through barriers and are now rushing the hotel, where Donald Trump is set to give a speech. Julia Carrie Wong reports: |
Protesters pushed through barriers and have been facing off with police #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/kii3EJUaUL | Protesters pushed through barriers and have been facing off with police #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/kii3EJUaUL |
The scene is chaotic: | The scene is chaotic: |
Protesters just broke thru the barriers are russhing hotel. pic.twitter.com/ta7pMUOxvy | Protesters just broke thru the barriers are russhing hotel. pic.twitter.com/ta7pMUOxvy |
7.37pm BST | 7.37pm BST |
19:37 | 19:37 |
Anti-Trump protesters at the California GOP convention at the Hyatt Regency near San Francisco Airport have now managed to unveil two protest banners inside the hotel, reports Julia Carrie Wong, who is outside with protesters. | Anti-Trump protesters at the California GOP convention at the Hyatt Regency near San Francisco Airport have now managed to unveil two protest banners inside the hotel, reports Julia Carrie Wong, who is outside with protesters. |
Protesters inside the convention hotel have managed to drop an anti-GOP banner #CAGOP #WeWillNotBeTrumped pic.twitter.com/o9wyJYre9t | Protesters inside the convention hotel have managed to drop an anti-GOP banner #CAGOP #WeWillNotBeTrumped pic.twitter.com/o9wyJYre9t |
Second banner released inside #WeWillNotBeTrumped #NoConfidence #TransformDemocracy pic.twitter.com/K7Z8fzpjvw | Second banner released inside #WeWillNotBeTrumped #NoConfidence #TransformDemocracy pic.twitter.com/K7Z8fzpjvw |
7.22pm BST | 7.22pm BST |
19:22 | 19:22 |
Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
Californian anti-Trump protests include topless women, yoga and piñatas | Californian anti-Trump protests include topless women, yoga and piñatas |
So far the #WeWillNotBeTrumped rally is very Bay Area, with art, yoga, marching band & sage #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/I3giWFzhuN | So far the #WeWillNotBeTrumped rally is very Bay Area, with art, yoga, marching band & sage #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/I3giWFzhuN |
Julia Carrie Wong is at an anti-Trump rally taking place outside the state’s GOP Convention in Burlingame, California. Trump will speak at 3pm ET. | Julia Carrie Wong is at an anti-Trump rally taking place outside the state’s GOP Convention in Burlingame, California. Trump will speak at 3pm ET. |
Several hundred anti-Trump protesters filled the streets in front of the hotel where the convention was taking place, including about two dozen activists who used PVC piping to lock arms and form a chain, blocking the five-lane thoroughfare in two places. | Several hundred anti-Trump protesters filled the streets in front of the hotel where the convention was taking place, including about two dozen activists who used PVC piping to lock arms and form a chain, blocking the five-lane thoroughfare in two places. |
The protesters’ stated intent was to “block access to Trump and his supporters,” according to one of its organizers Antoinette Chen See, though they moved into place after police had already blocked traffic from the street. | The protesters’ stated intent was to “block access to Trump and his supporters,” according to one of its organizers Antoinette Chen See, though they moved into place after police had already blocked traffic from the street. |
“One of the amazingly horrible things about Trump is that he’s unearthed a lot of racism and bigotry that’s not just institutional, but on a deeply personal level,” Chen See said. | “One of the amazingly horrible things about Trump is that he’s unearthed a lot of racism and bigotry that’s not just institutional, but on a deeply personal level,” Chen See said. |
The protest drew an eclectic crowd that included grassroots anti-racism organizations, union members, a marching band environmentalists, high schoolers, topless activists, and at least three Donald Trump piñatas. | The protest drew an eclectic crowd that included grassroots anti-racism organizations, union members, a marching band environmentalists, high schoolers, topless activists, and at least three Donald Trump piñatas. |
The scene at #WeWillNotBeTrumped outside the #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/cuoLQmJd62 | The scene at #WeWillNotBeTrumped outside the #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/cuoLQmJd62 |
Zulma Canahui, 16, said that she and her friends were skipping school to protest Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric. | Zulma Canahui, 16, said that she and her friends were skipping school to protest Trump’s anti-Latino rhetoric. |
“Our men are not rapists,” she said. “We’re people. We deserve to be here.” | “Our men are not rapists,” she said. “We’re people. We deserve to be here.” |
The atmosphere in the morning was festive, though a few shouting matches erupted between protesters and attendees of the convention. | The atmosphere in the morning was festive, though a few shouting matches erupted between protesters and attendees of the convention. |
Anti-Trump protesters block street in front of #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/1nvgYX5X40 | Anti-Trump protesters block street in front of #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/1nvgYX5X40 |
Jorge Gomez, 57, watched the scene from the parking lot of his tacqueria, across the street from the hotel. | Jorge Gomez, 57, watched the scene from the parking lot of his tacqueria, across the street from the hotel. |
A Mexican immigrant and US citizen, Gomez blamed Trump for the fact that he’d made only three sales by late morning. | A Mexican immigrant and US citizen, Gomez blamed Trump for the fact that he’d made only three sales by late morning. |
“We lost business because of Trump,” he said. “He’s not a good man to be president.” | “We lost business because of Trump,” he said. “He’s not a good man to be president.” |
Updated | Updated |
at 7.29pm BST | at 7.29pm BST |
7.14pm BST | 7.14pm BST |
19:14 | 19:14 |
The Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s endorsement of Ted Cruz was notable this morning for its half-heartedness, saying the Texas Senator would get his vote but going out of his way to “commend” Donald Trump and point out that he’d support whoever turns out to be the nominee. | The Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s endorsement of Ted Cruz was notable this morning for its half-heartedness, saying the Texas Senator would get his vote but going out of his way to “commend” Donald Trump and point out that he’d support whoever turns out to be the nominee. |
As Chris Cillizza writes in The Washington Post: | As Chris Cillizza writes in The Washington Post: |
If you look up ‘lukewarm endorsement’ in the political dictionary, what Pence did on Friday is right there staring back at you. | If you look up ‘lukewarm endorsement’ in the political dictionary, what Pence did on Friday is right there staring back at you. |
The tone of this Mike Pence endorsement should be familiar to anyone who’s ordered Coke and been asked “is Pepsi okay?" | The tone of this Mike Pence endorsement should be familiar to anyone who’s ordered Coke and been asked “is Pepsi okay?" |
That Mike Pence interview was like trying to throw a cotton ball really hard. | That Mike Pence interview was like trying to throw a cotton ball really hard. |
6.30pm BST | 6.30pm BST |
18:30 | 18:30 |
A former Democrat legislator is running to be elected as a Minnesota delegate to support Donald Trump at July’s Republican National Convention, reports the Star Tribune. | A former Democrat legislator is running to be elected as a Minnesota delegate to support Donald Trump at July’s Republican National Convention, reports the Star Tribune. |
Steve Wenzel spent nearly 30 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (aka The Democrats in Minnesota). | Steve Wenzel spent nearly 30 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (aka The Democrats in Minnesota). |
In the Minnesota primary on March 1, Marco Rubio won with 36% of the vote, followed by Ted Cruz. Trump received 21%. | In the Minnesota primary on March 1, Marco Rubio won with 36% of the vote, followed by Ted Cruz. Trump received 21%. |
6.17pm BST | 6.17pm BST |
18:17 | 18:17 |
John Kasich is giving the keynote tonight at the California GOP Convention, but he’s also hosting a town hall meeting in San Francisco at 1pm. | John Kasich is giving the keynote tonight at the California GOP Convention, but he’s also hosting a town hall meeting in San Francisco at 1pm. |
A few months back Kasich got the endorsement of The Terminator, and former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. | A few months back Kasich got the endorsement of The Terminator, and former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. |