Scuffles break out between pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors during Make America Great Again march
Activists were seen grappling and throwing punches at each other in clashes at the event in Huntingdon Beach, California
DRAMATIC pictures show violence at a pro-Donald Trump rally as supporters of the president clashed with protesters in ugly scenes.
Multiple fights broke out at the event in southern California and according to local media, at least one Trump supporter was doused with pepper spray.
The violence broke out when pro-Trump demonstrators marching along Bolsa Chica State Beach encountered a small group opposed to the Republican president who had gathered to protest.
The fights appeared to start in the early afternoon when a dozen anti-Trump protesters dressed in all black refused to move from a bike path to allow Trump supporters on the Make America Great Again rally to pass.
The confrontation escalated into a fight with more skirmishes quickly breaking out.
The Los Angeles Times identified the woman who was sprayed as an organiser of the rally, which drew hundreds of Trump supporters to the Huntington Beach area.
Known as Surf City, USA, Huntington Beach is located some 40 miles south of Los Angeles.
Video footage from social media uploaded to the newspaper's website showed a chaotic scene with men fighting in the sand.
A group of around 20 Trump supporters, some carrying Trump flags, were also seen chasing a man in a black mask away from the beach and onto a motorway.
The man was stopped by members of the California Highway Patrol, the newspaper said.
The masked man had used the pepper spray and was set upon by a group of Trump supporters, the newspaper reported.
Members of the California State Parks police appeared to arrest two of the black-clad individuals, but the exact number of arrests was unclear.
No one was seriously hurt in the altercation, according to a dispatcher for the Huntington Beach Fire Department.
Demonstrations denouncing the Trump administration have drawn hundreds of thousands since he took office in January.
Smaller rallies have been staged across the country in support of Trump.
Trump praised his supporters for backing him on Saturday.
He tweeted: "Thanks you for all of the Trump Rallies today. Amazing support. We will all MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
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