Big Group of Protesters Shows Up Outside PA Rally, Some Arrested

A giant group of protesters showed up tonight outside Donald Trump‘s Pittsburgh rally.

There had been concerns ahead of time over gun threats from Trump supporters to any protestors who might show up, but the local police was ready to deal with anything.

Things haven’t gotten quite that far yet, but the turnout was massive:

Hundreds of protesters screaming stop Trump and "Donald Trump go away, sexist, racist, anti-gay." pic.twitter.com/90c3KMEnnb

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 13, 2016

These are new. pic.twitter.com/05aEdfVZzi

— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) April 13, 2016

"No Trump," protesters chant as they walk on Fifth Avenue toward Downtown. pic.twitter.com/xr15N8kpV8

— The Pitt News (@ThePittNews) April 13, 2016

Anti-Trump protesters at Pitt are blocking most of Fifth Ave. pic.twitter.com/xquTCvlqB5

— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) April 13, 2016

Pittsburgh police have moved in to created human barricade between Trump event overflow and aggressive protestors pic.twitter.com/EtyxN71TBj

— Jacqueline Alemany (@JaxAlemany) April 13, 2016

Police line, and some Trump protesters blocking police from crowd pic.twitter.com/dfnMxCzOA2

— Megan Guza (@meganguzaTrib) April 14, 2016

Fox News reporter Rick Leventhal posted a video of the protesters chanting and another one appearing to show a protester being arrested:

Outside the Trump rally at the Pittsburgh Convention Center

A video posted by @rickleventhal on Apr 13, 2016 at 3:42pm PDT

VIDEO: protestor busted after skirmish outside Pittsburgh Convention Center

A video posted by @rickleventhal on Apr 13, 2016 at 4:55pm PDT

There were some protesters inside the venue as well, apparently:

At #Pittsburgh #Trump rally 8 protesters "rose from their seats, flipped their middle fingers up,shouted “(F) Donald Trump!” @PostGazetteNow

— joegarofoli (@joegarofoli) April 13, 2016

[image via screengrab/Rick Leventhal]

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