Trump protesters clash with supporters in San Jose

Protesters against Donald Trump in San Jose, California.

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last updated 3 June 2016

In San Jose, California, on Thursday night, anti–Donald Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the presumptive Republican nominee.

Fusion's Tim Pool filmed one protester as he ran up behind a supporter and hit him with a bag; the supporter, with blood dripping down his face, said he was chased, spit on, and called a "racist." On Twitter, BuzzFeed's John Stanton said it appears that police officers on the scene are "focused on protecting businesses and property," but not the Trump supporters who ended up in the middle of the protest.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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