There was a fistfight on a California beach and someone used pepper spray, but rallies at other cities where thousands turned out were peaceful.
Chelsea Bailey, NBC News: Politics
Sat, 03/25/2017 - 9:47pm
There was a fistfight on a California beach and someone used pepper spray, but rallies at other cities where thousands turned out were peaceful.
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