Go Nakamura / ZUMA Press / Splash News Boston Shows America’s Greatness, No Thanks To Donald Trump Boston Police Chief: “99.9% of the people were here for the right reason, and that was to fight bigotry and hate” https://t.co/EVTqN7wNUh pic.twitter.com/T0zOI6mLEQ — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 20, 2017 As we previously reported, the people of Boston showed up in the thousands to protest a “Free Speech” rally featuring right-wing speakers on Saturday. According to MSN reports , the number of protesters far outnumbered the few dozen rally attendees who showed up for what many feared could become another racist and violent showing like the one in Charlottesville last weekend. Thousands more protestors were prevented from entering Boston Common park by some 500 or so city police officers who placed barricades to stop vehicle entry while a cordon was also built around the site for the rally. Organizers of the Boston rally denounced the violence and white supremacist message of Charlottesville and promised peace at their event. “The point of this is to have political speech from across the spectrum, conservative, libertarian, centrist,” said Chris Hood, an 18-year-old Boston resident who stood among a crowd of a few dozen people who planned to join the Free Speech rally. “This is not about Nazis. If there were Nazis here, I’d be protesting against them.” Meanwhile, the people of Boston were NOT taking kindly to the Trump supporters on the scene Wow.Protestors surround two men in Trump gear and scream profanities, tell them to get the f*^% out of Boston. I asked one why he's here: pic.twitter.com/qRiTjhDXlj — Jessica Weiss (@jessweiss1) August 19, 2017 When two male rally participants wearing Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” campaign hats attempted tried entering the protest pen police set up to separate the two sides they were swarmed by black-clad protesters as the crowd screamed “go home” and “no hate” at them. This is Imani, from CT. She just escorted Trump supporters through a crowd as a situation escalated. Here's why in her words: pic.twitter.com/R8W7XN58jk — Steve Annear (@steveannear) August 19, 2017 Not everyone was hostile however… And back on Twitter, ol boy 45 pretended to know what was going on. SMH. It’s hard to understand how anyone continues to support him. Looks like many anti-police agitators in Boston. Police are looking tough and smart! Thank you. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017 Great job by all law enforcement officers and Boston Mayor @Marty_Walsh . — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017 Our great country has been divided for decades. Sometimes you need protest in order to heal, & we will heal, & be stronger than ever before! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017 I want to applaud the many protestors in Boston who are speaking out against bigotry and hate. Our country will soon come together as one! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2017 More photos from the protest below:
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Race Matters: Over 40,000 People Show Up To Protest “Free Speech” Rally In Boston
