There’s no story to write. You’ve seen and heard it all before. This is just a different shade of crazy.
At tonight’s event in Richmond, VA, a number of scuffles broke out— but this one seemed the most potentially violent. It started when a number of Trump supporters came in the protest area and began taunting the protesters. One of the Trumpers found himself alone and taunted back. I did my best to get him to leave peacefully, and it seemed like he was about to, when a protester confronted him. It is unclear to me who pushed who— but the two pushed apart, and cops started jumping over the guard rail. The big cop who was giving the orders (it seemed), went nuts and just started crazily pushing indiscriminately, when one of the protesters started swinging back. A number of cops subdued things for a second— but the big cop started pushing again, and more fists went flying as I fell backward. Ultimately the entire crowd flattened like dominoes in the other direction when they tripped on some bikes in the back. In the fray, my camera was knocked off in the middle, as often happens in these situations.
Just watch the video….
There will be more on the way, but maybe not til the morning since I need to get to Pittsburgh for the next one at 3pm.
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