Protest outside Donald Trump Rally in Albuquerque Turns Violent
Donald Trump’s first stop in New Mexico was certainly a memorable one. Anti-Trump protesters made sure of that. A few hundred of them clashed with police outside a Trump rally in Albuquerque Tuesday night, May 25.
According to Robert Holguin, who was there covering the story for KFOX 14, protesters threw rocks at the cops and burned "Make America Great Again" merchandise.
Check out a few photos and videos of the chaos Holquin posted on Twitter below, as well as what Trump had to say about it:
Demonstrators hurl rocks at hundreds of law enforcement trying to clear downtown Albuquerque after #Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/Fa48RcnswM
— Robert Holguin (@RobertKFOX14) May 25, 2016
Steel rod that was hurled at @ABQPOLICE by demonstrators in downtown Albuquerque following #Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/kSspGC3V0n — Robert Holguin (@RobertKFOX14) May 25, 2016
Tear gas deployed to disperse protestors at #Trump rally in Albuquerque. pic.twitter.com/PwTaE8ahnb
— Robert Holguin (@RobertKFOX14) May 25, 2016
And this is what Trump had to say about the protestors:
The protesters in New Mexico were thugs who were flying the Mexican flag. The rally inside was big and beautiful, but outside, criminals!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 25, 2016