Several hundred demonstrators showed up outside the courthouse where former President Trump was arraigned, police tell NBCNews.
consisted of several slow hours in sweltering heat — followed by a flurry of chaos when an opponent of Trump's took off running after his motorcade.Police officers tackled the man, and Trump headed to a famous Cuban restaurant called Versailles for what appeared to be a planned meeting with loyalists.
Police had been bracing for as many of 50,000 demonstrators to protest outside the courthouse Tuesday.Only several hundred showed up, police told NBC News reporters at the scene. There was also a contingent of anti-Trump demonstrators, including the man who was intercepted by police near Trump’s car. He was dressed in prison stripes and carrying a “Lock Him Up” poster.
“They’ve got the cards to put anyone in jail,” Trump supporter Joe Ercolano said. “Even if they find him guilty, I will still vote for him.”“A lot of people are afraid to speak up,” said Trump supporter Florentina Morales, who said social media warnings about possible unrest may have dampened the turnout, not to mention the stifling Miami heat.A man dressed in prison stripes outside the courthouse.
At times, police officers on bicycles had to intervene when arguments between the two sides got heated.
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