Pro-Trump Rally Draws Counterprotesters

"March 4 Trump" in St. Paul was One of Several Nationwide

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) A rally in support of President Donald Trump has drawn hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters to the Minnesota State Capitol.

The rally was one of several “March 4 Trump” demonstrations planned nationwide Saturday to support Trump.

The Star Tribune reports the protest in St. Paul drew several hundred supporters and scores of counterprotesters.

Chanting reverberated through the Capitol rotunda during the dueling protests. There were some minor scuffles, but they were quickly diffused by other protesters and police.

As the rally began, participants waved American flags and Trump/Pence campaign signs. Then scores of counterprotesters began arriving with their own signs, including one reading “Love Trumps Hate.”

Protest organizers have said they want to provide a counterpoint to anti-Trump rallies that have happened nationwide since the inauguration.