Anti-Donald Trump protesters tore down Secret Service security checkpoints in an effort to storm the doors of the Infinity Event Center while Trump was speaking, only to be repelled by police, CNN reported.
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FOX NEWS HAS VIDEO OF PROTESTERS ATTACKING POLICE AND TEARING DOWN SECRET SERVICE CHECKPOINT TENT—
NEW VIDEO: anti trump protesters and police getting rough with each other in Salt Lake City. Sorry it's shaky pic.twitter.com/cgFwyF8zce
— Peter Doocy (@pdoocy) March 19, 2016
BREAKING: ugly scene as trump protesters tear down security tent. Officers forcefully pushed back pic.twitter.com/VLEebqVUZA
— Peter Doocy (@pdoocy) March 19, 2016
CNN posted the report by Boris Sanchez to Twitter.
"A line of police officers are standing in front of protesters" at the door of Trump rally. @Boris_Sanchez reports. https://t.co/Y9QyynO9NY
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) March 19, 2016
Sanchez said there was an unconfirmed claim that one of the protesters got inside.
Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters and protesters faced off outside the Infinity Event Center in Salt Lake City, Utah Friday night.
Police have position themselves bet. protesters & Trump supporters. @Boris_Sanchez has more https://t.co/u52Ea97Ny8 https://t.co/qvhq1vE8x8
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) March 19, 2016
Sanchez reported the anti-Trump protesters were chanting, “Shut it down! Shut it down!”
Before the attempt to storm Trump’s speech, Sanchez had reported the interaction between the pro-Trump and anti-Trump crowds had “remained civil.”
UPDATE: NBC’s Jacob Rascon posted videos to Twitter of “intense” clashes between police and the anti-Trump protesters.
Protesters clashing with police outside Trump event pic.twitter.com/yMnNMyEVel
— Jacob Rascon (@jacobabc13) March 19, 2016
Clashes between police and protesters outside Trump event getting intense pic.twitter.com/sDBtblBkpq
— Jacob Rascon (@jacobabc13) March 19, 2016
Rascon reported a few minutes ago that police in “full riot gear” had arrived on the scene.
“Couple dozen officers in full riot gear arrive, protester crowd boos loudly”
Hundreds of protesters chanting "our streets" as Trump motorcade pulls up to rally venue in Salt Lake City, UT pic.twitter.com/XaDReIdJH3
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) March 19, 2016
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