Protesters near Phoenix blocked a major highway leading to where Donald Trump was holding a rally on Saturday afternoon, March 19th.
Hordes of protesters had effectively shut down the thoroughfare, with actual vehicles stopped to block traffic:
Couple hundred cars and counting trapped behind protesters on main road leading to Trump event near Phoenix. pic.twitter.com/iecO3sZ1vD
— Jacob Rascon (@JacobKHOU11) March 19, 2016
Prepare for Chaos In Phoenix, Trump’s Muscle Is Sheriff Arpaio https://t.co/lZHsyKq4rR pic.twitter.com/9PR0Fpq8nK
— The Resurgent (@resurgent) March 19, 2016
Anti-TrumpProtesters have shut down both Eastbound lanes into Fountain Hills pic.twitter.com/qAjOWu8TGv
— Daniel Gonzalez (@azdangonzalez) March 19, 2016
Anti-Trump protesters from Puente have blocked 2 eastbound lanes. MCSO towing vehicles. pic.twitter.com/UzXzCtFGtO
— Daniel Gonzalez (@azdangonzalez) March 19, 2016
First truck towed in Shea blvd and Eagle Mountain street shut down! #stoptrump #unitedagainsthate pic.twitter.com/7IS3bnToVs
— Puente Human Rights Movement (@Puenteaz) March 19, 2016
The police showed up and and began towing vehicles blocking the highway. They also had plastic cuffs out for possible arrests.
The video here shows just how massive the protest had gotten (via Fox):
BREAKING NEWS: Right now, protesters have shut down a highway heading to a @realDonaldTrump event in Arizona.https://t.co/pyWqFfCqFL
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 19, 2016
And you can watch a live stream of the protest here:
At the same time, another anti-Trump protest was happening in New York and had made its way to Trump tower:
https://twitter.com/99Brett/status/711243720671272960
They have arrived at Trump Tower pic.twitter.com/yiTXJB9ieu
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) March 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/obecker928/status/711230377180979200
