Kyle Chapman, known as 'Based Stick Man' after a video of him hitting a counter-protester at a previous rally went viral, joined a conservative rally in Berkeley on April 15, 2017. (Bert Johnson/KQED)
An estimated 500 protesters gathered at Civic Center Park in downtown Berkeley around 2 p.m., Berkeleyside reported. Pro-Trump demonstrators, many from out of town, called for free speech, chanting “put America first.” Video footage of scattered fights show smoke bombs being thrown at a crowd and at least one man pepper-spraying a brawling group.
Here are some photos of the demonstration:
Trump supporters and counterprotesters fight on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. on April 15, 2017. Police arrested at least 21 and said 11 were injured. (Bert Johnson/KQED)Nathan Damigo, founder of white nationalist group Identity Evropa, helped organize the rally in Berkeley. (Bert Johnson/KQED)Trisha, who declined to state her last name after she received online threats for her participation in a previous protest, bandages Rudy McKay's head after he was injured in a clash between Trump supporters and counterprotesters in Berkeley. (Bert Johnson/KQED)During the clashes between conservative demonstrators and anti-Trump counterprotesters, people on both sides threw cans of Pepsi. It was an ironic reference to a commercial that featured the soft drink dissipating tensions at a protest and was withdrawn after it was called insensitive. (Bert Johnson/KQED)A volunteer medic washes a protester's face with milk after he was exposed to pepper spray on April 15, 2017. (Bert Johnson/KQED)
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