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Trump wins Washington primary as protests erupt outside Albuquerque rally – live Trump wins Washington primary as protests erupt outside Albuquerque rally – live
(35 minutes later)
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The streets of Albuquerque are filling with smoke right now from several different sources. Partly, protestors are smoking their tyres:
Trucks peeling out tires to burn rubber in downtown #ABQ. 3rd and Copper pic.twitter.com/mKCMJ3ZdOQ
...and partly, police are deploying smoke grenades as well as pepper spray:
ONGOING: Albuquerque police deploy smoke grenades after protesters threw rocks at police: pic.twitter.com/gsRXLl0psU
5.43am BST
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A front-row view from NBC’s Frank Thorp of police pepper-spraying protestors:
Happening NOW: Police in Albuquerque firing pepper spray at protesters after today's Trump rally: pic.twitter.com/dnLamjjNU0
5.37am BST
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Pepper spray is being deployed against protestors now, CNN’s Dan Scavino reports, along with live footage of a woman who took a spray directly to the face who is being treated with milk to the eyes. Dozens of protestors are still on the streets.
At the same time, Trump’s social media director has tweeted about the protestors, calling them “thugs”:
Watching thugs & punks in Albuquerque- en route to California. They don't even know what they are "protesting!!" @greggutfeld @ericbolling
5.29am BST
05:29
A big part of this protest so far - which has several times prevented CNN reporters from successfully connecting to outside broadcasts because of the noise it makes - has been cars spinning their wheels on the streets of Albuquerque:
Cars are stopping at this intersection in Albuquerque post-Trump rally and spinning their tires: pic.twitter.com/xzxuy18uDv
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Protestors are being removed “slowly, block by block”, according to CNN’s Jim Acosta, though there are still dozens - down from hundreds - on the streets currently, including trucks, which are spinning their tyres to create smoke and noise.Protestors are being removed “slowly, block by block”, according to CNN’s Jim Acosta, though there are still dozens - down from hundreds - on the streets currently, including trucks, which are spinning their tyres to create smoke and noise.
3rd and Central #NOW. #breaking: #TrumpRally protests continue into the night. @ABQPOLICE direct traffic. @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/YYVWcAqVcn3rd and Central #NOW. #breaking: #TrumpRally protests continue into the night. @ABQPOLICE direct traffic. @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/YYVWcAqVcn
Police on horseback are slowly moving people out of the area.Police on horseback are slowly moving people out of the area.
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Albuquerque police, on their Twitter feed, are now implying that those remaining protesters are there “to cause trouble & be destructive.”Albuquerque police, on their Twitter feed, are now implying that those remaining protesters are there “to cause trouble & be destructive.”
Appears that most of the @realDonaldTrump protestors have left & remaining contingent is only looking to cause trouble & be destructiveAppears that most of the @realDonaldTrump protestors have left & remaining contingent is only looking to cause trouble & be destructive
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Some more pictures from tonight’s events in Albuquerque:Some more pictures from tonight’s events in Albuquerque:
Scenes from the situation post-Trump rally in NM: Protesters running over police car, riot police advance: pic.twitter.com/xoLTKMdpn9Scenes from the situation post-Trump rally in NM: Protesters running over police car, riot police advance: pic.twitter.com/xoLTKMdpn9
Officers on horses and in riot gear clearing the troublesome intersection at Third and Tijeras. Tense, quiet. pic.twitter.com/rV9yGnU4DROfficers on horses and in riot gear clearing the troublesome intersection at Third and Tijeras. Tense, quiet. pic.twitter.com/rV9yGnU4DR
Truck smoking its tires on Third. pic.twitter.com/ZnOKyfNMAITruck smoking its tires on Third. pic.twitter.com/ZnOKyfNMAI
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Albuquerque police, on their Twitter feed, have denied deploying tear gas. However this photo appears to show them deploying pepper spray against protesters:Albuquerque police, on their Twitter feed, have denied deploying tear gas. However this photo appears to show them deploying pepper spray against protesters:
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Meanwhile, in Albuquerque, the near-riots have simmered down to an uneasy calm.Meanwhile, in Albuquerque, the near-riots have simmered down to an uneasy calm.
People jumping on police cars before they're tackled and taken away. pic.twitter.com/IZAxPLhzU9People jumping on police cars before they're tackled and taken away. pic.twitter.com/IZAxPLhzU9
Meanwhile, in Albuquerque, the near-riots have simmered down to an uneasy calm.Meanwhile, in Albuquerque, the near-riots have simmered down to an uneasy calm.
People jumping on police cars before they're tackled and taken away. pic.twitter.com/IZAxPLhzU9People jumping on police cars before they're tackled and taken away. pic.twitter.com/IZAxPLhzU9
Smashed windshield of police cruiser. pic.twitter.com/SL2629tYP6Smashed windshield of police cruiser. pic.twitter.com/SL2629tYP6
Officers on horses and in riot gear clearing the troublesome intersection at Third and Tijeras. Tense, quiet. pic.twitter.com/rV9yGnU4DROfficers on horses and in riot gear clearing the troublesome intersection at Third and Tijeras. Tense, quiet. pic.twitter.com/rV9yGnU4DR
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Hillary Clinton’s victory in tonight’s Washington primary is interesting, because while due to a bizarre quirk of the state party it is entirely meaningless, she is currently winning by considerably more votes than the entire turnout of the March Washington caucuses - which Bernie Sanders won, netting himself 74 delegates.Hillary Clinton’s victory in tonight’s Washington primary is interesting, because while due to a bizarre quirk of the state party it is entirely meaningless, she is currently winning by considerably more votes than the entire turnout of the March Washington caucuses - which Bernie Sanders won, netting himself 74 delegates.
So far Clinton is winning the meaningless WA primary with 353,244 votes. Total turnout in WA caucus: Around 230,000.So far Clinton is winning the meaningless WA primary with 353,244 votes. Total turnout in WA caucus: Around 230,000.
4.40am BST
04:40
The protests are focussing on Trump’s stance on Latinos:
Protesters outside site of Albuquerque rally chant "fuck Donald Trump," wave Mexican flags pic.twitter.com/DqHNQd1ztD
4.36am BST
04:36
Protests are still on going in Albuquerque, according to reports on the ground, where there are still a large number of protesters outside the convention center where Donald Trump spoke earlier.
Massive protest outside Trump ABQ rally. Police in standoff with anti Trump protesters pic.twitter.com/RWvvRYLL4Y
Glass bottles being thrown. @ABQPOLICE backing protestors to the point they're funneled into this small space @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/7zglwDcB16
But things do appear to be calming down from the violence we saw earlier.
Police have set up a perimeter across the street from the Albuquerque convention center. Things are much calmer now. Protesters dwindling
Our #APD horses are back out on the streets helping ensure safety. pic.twitter.com/kdipc0aonU
4.31am BST
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Hillary Clinton wins the Washington state primary
...though this doesn’t in fact matter in the slightest, as the Washington Democratic delegate allocation was decided in March in the state’s caucuses.
BREAKING: Clinton wins Democratic primary in Washington. @AP race call at 11:24 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/GwtAAHfA47
4.26am BST
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Also on the ballot in Washington state are John Kasich and Ted Cruz, both of whom dropped out of the primary race after the state ballots had already been printed. As of 8:20pm PST, with 69 percent of precincts reporting, both of the former candidates had won roughly ten percent of the vote each.
Ben Carson, who dropped out some while ago, was also on the ballot in Washington, reportedly because his campaign failed to file the requisite paperwork with the state party informing them that he had dropped out. He is currently winning just under 4 percent of the vote.
4.15am BST
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The flare-up at Trump’s rally just as he wins the Washington primary may be a sign of things to come. Andrew Gumbel reported Tuesday that after Albuquerque Trump heads to the “riot-happy” city of Anaheim, California - so tonight may just be a harbinger.
Andrew reports:
Anaheim may be the home of Disneyland and a reliable source of affluent, conservative white voters in the suburban tracts an hour south of Los Angeles, but it is also bubbling over with tensions, as a restive and growing Latino minority clamors for greater political representation, a less repressive police force and a more tolerant environment for immigrants and their families.
In February, protesters furious at Trump’s hesitation to disavow the support of the white supremacist movement clashed with members of the Ku Klux Klan in an Anaheim park, resulting in three stabbings and two other vicious assaults. Two months later, on the eve of Trump’s first visit to southern California as a presidential candidate, the Anaheim city council came to blows over a proposed resolution to denounce Trump’s rhetoric against immigrants, Muslims and women.
You can read the whole piece here.
4.14am BST
04:14
Trump projected to win Washington
Trump finishes first in the Washington primary, the Associated Press projects.
BREAKING: Trump wins GOP primary in Washington state. @AP race call at 11:10 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/tBKybmQlB1
4.08am BST
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Washington GOP primary results
Track results as they are reported in the Washington Republican primary here:
Related: Washington Republican primary results: track the votes, county by county
Forty-four delegates are at stake – not enough to push Donald Trump over the top. He has to wait until the next Republican primary voting on 7 June.
4.06am BST
04:06
Reporters inside the Albuquerque convention center, the Trump rally location, tweet that they are not allowed to leave:
Glass doors shattered at Albuquerque convention center where Trump held his rally. Cops not letting reporters out. pic.twitter.com/vGvmXQIvjK
There is no confirmation that any gunshots were fired, contrary to reports. Possible damage to Convention Center Windows by pellet gun
4.03am BST
04:03
The Associated Press reports tear gas in the air at the Trump event in Albuquerque: [update: police deny tear gas; it’s just smoke they say.]
I got tear gassed again! Damn it! @realDonaldTrump protest getting violent. Protesters attacking @abqpolice pic.twitter.com/mewBAJZaKF
The Albuquerque Journal hosts this video of the scene:
From the Albuquerque Journal report:
Dozens of officers in riot gear are trying to contain an increasingly angry crowd of Donald Trump protesters outside a Trump rally in Downtown Albuquerque.
A group of about 100 protesters forced their way through a police barricade and tried to storm Albuquerque’s convention center minutes after presidential hopeful Donald Trump took the stage for his rally.
Read further here.
Updated
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3.58am BST
03:58
Protesters clash with police outside Trump rally
Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Trump is hosting a rally, report that protesters outside the rally are “throwing bottles and rocks”:
Protestors are now throwing bottles and rocks at our Police Horses.
Footage of the scene reveals gaslike smoke [update: police deny tear gas; it’s just smoke they say.] and general mayhem:
Cops dropping gas in albu pic.twitter.com/be96hon2rR
Chaotic scene outside Trump rally, live on CNN... pic.twitter.com/wDPISCvjB6
Updated
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