Donald Trump Hasn't Even Started Speaking, and His St. Louis Rally Is Already Getting Ugly

March 11, 2016 at 11:31 AM

comment

Protesters outside the Trump rally in St. Louis on March 11. - PHOTO BY DANIEL HILL

Photo by Daniel Hill
Protesters outside the Trump rally in St. Louis on March 11.

Update at 1:44 p.m.: Protesters Just Shut Down the Donald Trump Rally for a Full 10 Minutes

Update at 1:20 p.m.: Donald Trump Comes to St. Louis, Immediately Praises Our...Football Team?

Original post follows ....

A seemingly endless line has formed in downtown St. Louis, with protesters and partisans alike trying to get into the Donald Trump rally at the Peabody Opera House. Since it only has a capacity of 3,100 souls, and the line was already around the block by 8 a.m., we imagine a lot of people aren't getting in.

Trump rally. Literally the longest line I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/eQlRFk2x24
— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) March 11, 2016

Naturally, the clashes are already beginning. Our intrepid man on the scene, Daniel Hill, just sent over this video. If you're at work, turn the sound down before you hit play — democracy at work these days apparently involves a lot of F-bombs.

Hill tells us that he witnessed the guy wearing the Fuck the Police shirt and mask (depicted above) drop an American flag on the ground. He then trampled it and dragged it. Unsurprisingly, the Trump crowd got very angry.

Oh, and if you thought that was bad, just wait til you get a load of what's going on inside ....

Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly will address Trump crowd in St. Louis.
— Nicholas J.C. Pistor (@nickpistor) March 11, 2016

Here's a shot of some Trump paraphenalia from outside the Opera House. Hmmm.

Photo by Danny Wicentowski

And here's the view a little before noon from the steps of the opera house, as a long queue patiently waits in hopes of getting in.

Photo by Danny Wicentowski

See also: Protesters Just Shut Down the Donald Trump Rally for a Full 10 Minutes

Riverfront Times works for you, and your support is essential.

Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of St. Louis and beyond.

Unlike many newspapers, ours is free – and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community.

Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep St. Louis' true free press free.