Video: Major Violence in Berkely Between Pro and Anti Trump Groups

BERKELEY: Demonstrators both for and against President Donald Trump broke out in violence April 15.

America, 2017. Congratulations leftist American educators, you've managed to recreate Weimar, Germany pic.twitter.com/XkX6lL9jP3

— TakingHayekSeriously (@FriedrichHayek) April 15, 2017

According to CNN, Berkeley Police issued a statement that said, “A large number of fights have occurred and numerous fireworks have been thrown in the crowds,” Berkeley police said in a statement. “There have also been numerous reports of pepper spray being used in the crowd.”

The Berkeley protest began as a so-called “Patriot’s Day” rally of Trump supporters, but counter-demonstrators quickly assembled and tempers began to flare.

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Protesters gathered around the country on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and demand that the former reality TV game show host reveal his tax returns to public scrutiny.

As the Berkeley protest turned violent, social media began to fill with videos taken at the scene.

Soros funding groups inside the United States like #Resist who hired paid protesters and caused violent riots like #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/WMfpJMVNao

— Pamela Moore (@Pamela_Moore13) April 15, 2017

Founder of white supremacist group @IdentityEvropa sucker punches a woman at Berkeley protest. https://t.co/GJ0DUetIby

— - (@PacificChorus) April 15, 2017

Absolutely chaotic scenes in Berkeley where pro- & anti-Trump protesters are clashing. @BuzzFeedNews also on scene: https://t.co/GHfElQPq6U pic.twitter.com/XX5mR0s7LC

— David Mack (@davidmackau) April 15, 2017

Calling these "alt-right" fools Nazis isn't hyperbole when they're throwing up actual Nazi salutes in #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/3BzLKDMTGe

— Brett Chamberlin (@99Brett) April 15, 2017

The far right are usually violently condescending toward women & afab people. In #Berkeley @NathanDamigo of @IdentityEvropa was just violent pic.twitter.com/yfVkHsxBr9

— New York City Antifa (@NYCAntifa) April 15, 2017

What a mess. Still have yet to see a single officer... #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/kUp9Lv0Udd

— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) April 15, 2017

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