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| Protesters force Trump from his car at California Republican convention – live | Protesters force Trump from his car at California Republican convention – live |
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| As tensions between protesters and police in northern California continue to escalate, the Costa Mesa police in southern California have released information about the arrests Thursday night at the Trump rally and protest that took a violent turn. | |
| A total of 17 adults were arrested, most between the ages of 18 and 23, according to the department, which labeled the protesters “violent individuals”: | |
| During the ordeal, violent individuals from protestor groups outside the Fairgrounds damaged five police cars, seriously damaging one of the cruisers. A total of 17 adults were arrested by Costa Mesa Police officers for failing to disperse. Those individuals were booked at the Costa Mesa Police Department Jail and later released on written promises to appear. | |
| Paramedics responded to one call for medical aid, involving a “male adult who had suffered a head injury from an altercation with another male”. He was taken to a hospital. | |
| Costa Mesa Police said one of its officers was struck in the head by a protester who threw a rock. The cop was wearing a riot helmet and was uninjured. | |
| 10.45pm BST | |
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| Arrests at California Trump protests | |
| An individual was just arrested at the California GOP convention protests, which had appeared to be winding down hours after Donald Trump took the stage. | |
| One protester was just violently arrested. Not clear why. "He didn't do anything," people shout. pic.twitter.com/c8AloSamP8 | |
| Officers with shields are clashing with the lingering protesters, and the police continue to advance. | |
| Police now advancing. pic.twitter.com/c9QyVgsXTw | |
| The crowd has shrunk but there is still tension. Police have arrested 2 more protesters. #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/GuzTuUvlP4 | |
| 10.35pm BST | |
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| Julia Carrie Wong | |
| Many of the protesters who showed up to the California GOP convention for Donald Trump’s speech were high school and college students from local schools. | |
| Allie Atkeson, a junior at Burlingame High School, attended with a group of classmates, all wearing matching tie-dye shirts with anti-Trump slogans. | |
| “Trump has this profound intentional ignorance,” she said, admitting that she was cutting school to attend the protest. “I think America has enough hate.” | |
| Silvia Yoc, a 19-year-old student at College of San Mateo, said she was protesting to “show support for the Latino community and our parents who came here to give us a better life”. Yoc, who was born in Guatemala, said Trump has inspired “a lot of fear in our community”. | |
| By around 2.30 local time, there were only about 150 or so protesters left, and police were making a dispersal order over a loudspeaker. | |
| With just 150 or so protesters left, police make a dispersal order over a loudspeaker. #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/QkVBo5Ldhe | |
| The unlawful assembly announcement is coming from a Hillsborough police captain. Most are leaving. #CAGOPConvention | |
| 10.29pm BST | 10.29pm BST |
| 22:29 | 22:29 |
| Sanders withdraws DNC lawsuit | Sanders withdraws DNC lawsuit |
| The Bernie Sanders campaign has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, ending a dispute about the candidate’s access to his voter file data. | The Bernie Sanders campaign has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, ending a dispute about the candidate’s access to his voter file data. |
| In December, the campaign had sued the Democratic party for $600,000 a day in damages, alleging that the DNC breached its contract with the campaign by removing all access to critical voter records weeks before the high-stakes Iowa caucus. The DNC had suspended access for the Sanders team as punishment for a software glitch data breach in which a number of staff accessed records belonging to rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign. | In December, the campaign had sued the Democratic party for $600,000 a day in damages, alleging that the DNC breached its contract with the campaign by removing all access to critical voter records weeks before the high-stakes Iowa caucus. The DNC had suspended access for the Sanders team as punishment for a software glitch data breach in which a number of staff accessed records belonging to rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign. |
| The campaign regained access a day later. | The campaign regained access a day later. |
| In a statement Friday, the Sanders campaign reiterated its claim that it had not stolen Clinton’s data: | In a statement Friday, the Sanders campaign reiterated its claim that it had not stolen Clinton’s data: |
| An independent investigation of the firewall failures in the DNC’s shared voter file database has definitively confirmed that the original claims by the DNC and the Clinton campaign were wholly inaccurate – the Sanders campaign never ‘stole’ any voter file data; the Sanders campaign never ‘exported’ any unauthorized voter file data; and the Sanders campaign certainly never had access to the Clinton campaign’s ‘strategic road map.’ | An independent investigation of the firewall failures in the DNC’s shared voter file database has definitively confirmed that the original claims by the DNC and the Clinton campaign were wholly inaccurate – the Sanders campaign never ‘stole’ any voter file data; the Sanders campaign never ‘exported’ any unauthorized voter file data; and the Sanders campaign certainly never had access to the Clinton campaign’s ‘strategic road map.’ |
| According to the campaign, the investigation confirmed that four Sanders staffers had “extremely short-lived access for one hour to Hillary for America’s scoring models, but not to any of Hillary for America’s proprietary voter data”. | According to the campaign, the investigation confirmed that four Sanders staffers had “extremely short-lived access for one hour to Hillary for America’s scoring models, but not to any of Hillary for America’s proprietary voter data”. |
| The DNC, in a statement Friday, said that the investigation found that during the one-hour period, “the four users conducted 25 searches using proprietary Hillary for America score data across 11 states”. The DNC also said the results of most of those searches were “saved” within a VoteBuilder system. | The DNC, in a statement Friday, said that the investigation found that during the one-hour period, “the four users conducted 25 searches using proprietary Hillary for America score data across 11 states”. The DNC also said the results of most of those searches were “saved” within a VoteBuilder system. |
| The investigation found no evidence of unauthorized access by the Clinton campaign or Martin O’Malley’s campaign, according to the DNC. | The investigation found no evidence of unauthorized access by the Clinton campaign or Martin O’Malley’s campaign, according to the DNC. |
| 10.03pm BST | 10.03pm BST |
| 22:03 | 22:03 |
| Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
| Although Donald Trump eventually managed to make it inside the hotel for his California GOP convention speech, some protesters said they were proud of the rally. | Although Donald Trump eventually managed to make it inside the hotel for his California GOP convention speech, some protesters said they were proud of the rally. |
| Chen See said she felt the protest had been a great success. “We got a lot of people together trying to stop Trump from having a platform,” she said. “Anti-black, anti-Muslim, anti-migrant politicians have no place here.” | Chen See said she felt the protest had been a great success. “We got a lot of people together trying to stop Trump from having a platform,” she said. “Anti-black, anti-Muslim, anti-migrant politicians have no place here.” |
| Roughly two dozen protesters who had been locked together blocking the street disbanded after about three hours.Conflict between Trump supporters and protesters flared up again when one protester snatched an American flag and promptly ripped it up and set it on fire.“This is indigenous land,” said the flag burner, who dressed in black andcovered his face.The burning of the flag drew angry responses from supporters and protesters of Trump alike. | Roughly two dozen protesters who had been locked together blocking the street disbanded after about three hours.Conflict between Trump supporters and protesters flared up again when one protester snatched an American flag and promptly ripped it up and set it on fire.“This is indigenous land,” said the flag burner, who dressed in black andcovered his face.The burning of the flag drew angry responses from supporters and protesters of Trump alike. |
| Not all the anti-Trump protesters are happy with the burning of the American flag #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/75k5JjuZZ0 | Not all the anti-Trump protesters are happy with the burning of the American flag #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/75k5JjuZZ0 |
| 9.45pm BST | 9.45pm BST |
| 21:45 | 21:45 |
| Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
| Trump has left the GOP convention in California, but the protests, chants and scuffles outside continue, including the burning of an American flag: | Trump has left the GOP convention in California, but the protests, chants and scuffles outside continue, including the burning of an American flag: |
| Scuffle breaks out as a few protesters steal a flag and burn it #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/gX0UWItguN | Scuffle breaks out as a few protesters steal a flag and burn it #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/gX0UWItguN |
| The hedge has been breached. #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/APFHF9GqZW | The hedge has been breached. #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/APFHF9GqZW |
| Much of the crowd has left but the shouting match with the pro-Trump group continues in the street #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/36AHSfM5TY | Much of the crowd has left but the shouting match with the pro-Trump group continues in the street #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/36AHSfM5TY |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.51pm BST | at 9.51pm BST |
| 9.32pm BST | 9.32pm BST |
| 21:32 | 21:32 |
| Trump’s fairly short and uneventful speech at the California GOP convention has come to an end with a joke about the candidate’s very difficult path in and out of the hotel, which is still surrounded by angry protesters. Trump said: | Trump’s fairly short and uneventful speech at the California GOP convention has come to an end with a joke about the candidate’s very difficult path in and out of the hotel, which is still surrounded by angry protesters. Trump said: |
| They’re going to take me under a fence, through a field. You have no idea the route they have planned for me. | They’re going to take me under a fence, through a field. You have no idea the route they have planned for me. |
| During his speech, Trump presented himself as the only candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton, acknowledging that any GOP candidate will have a tough time in the general election: | During his speech, Trump presented himself as the only candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton, acknowledging that any GOP candidate will have a tough time in the general election: |
| It’s a tougher road for a Republican than it is for a Democrat. The road is tougher. It’s not as easy. You really have to pick somebody that knows what’s happening that’s really, really good. | It’s a tougher road for a Republican than it is for a Democrat. The road is tougher. It’s not as easy. You really have to pick somebody that knows what’s happening that’s really, really good. |
| Trump said he would win states that other Republicans could never win, including New York and Pennsylvania. “We’re going to hopefully close this thing out fairly soon.” | Trump said he would win states that other Republicans could never win, including New York and Pennsylvania. “We’re going to hopefully close this thing out fairly soon.” |
| 9.25pm BST | 9.25pm BST |
| 21:25 | 21:25 |
| Tensions continue to rise at the protests outside the hotel where the anti-Trump crowd has hoisted a piñata head of the real estate billionaire on a stick: | Tensions continue to rise at the protests outside the hotel where the anti-Trump crowd has hoisted a piñata head of the real estate billionaire on a stick: |
| Trump's (piñata) head on a stick as the crowd chants "Fuck Donald Trump" pic.twitter.com/8EuxaNJCRi | Trump's (piñata) head on a stick as the crowd chants "Fuck Donald Trump" pic.twitter.com/8EuxaNJCRi |
| Police and protesters are continuing to argue: | Police and protesters are continuing to argue: |
| More police-protester tension on the side of the Hyatt pic.twitter.com/9vO6IWw0yw | More police-protester tension on the side of the Hyatt pic.twitter.com/9vO6IWw0yw |
| Today's office: Stuck in between police and anti-Trump protesters. #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/SDU4g8Vw6a | Today's office: Stuck in between police and anti-Trump protesters. #CAGOP pic.twitter.com/SDU4g8Vw6a |
| 9.20pm BST | 9.20pm BST |
| 21:20 | 21:20 |
| Julia Carrie Wong | Julia Carrie Wong |
| Outside the convention, a Trump piñata is burning: | Outside the convention, a Trump piñata is burning: |
| Trump piñata burns #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/NLSEzDOBaH | Trump piñata burns #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/NLSEzDOBaH |
| Remains of the Trump piñata #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/RrMqqMXl4W | Remains of the Trump piñata #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/RrMqqMXl4W |
| 9.16pm BST | 9.16pm BST |
| 21:16 | 21:16 |
| 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. | 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.” | “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.’” | 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 | 9.11pm BST |
| 21:11 | 21:11 |
| 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. | 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. | “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. | “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 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 | 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 | 9.07pm BST |
| 21:07 | 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. | 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 | 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. | Earlier, protesters had surrounded the hotel and stormed through barriers. |
| 8.59pm BST | 8.59pm BST |
| 20:59 | 20:59 |
| Trump takes the stage | Trump takes the stage |
| After facing delays, Trump has taken the stage at the California GOP convention, discussing his difficulties getting past protesters: | 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. | 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.” | 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 | 8.56pm BST |
| 20:56 | 20:56 |
| You can watch a live-stream of the California Republican convention, where Donald Trump will soon speak, here: | You can watch a live-stream of the California Republican convention, where Donald Trump will soon speak, here: |
| 8.52pm BST | 8.52pm BST |
| 20:52 | 20:52 |
| Julia Carrie Wong | 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. | 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. | 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.” | “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. | 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 | Still a lot of eggs left to throw #CAGOPConvention pic.twitter.com/aVDch22SiX |
| 8.49pm BST | 8.49pm BST |
| 20:49 | 20:49 |
| Maria L La Ganga | 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. | 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. | 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: | “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. |