By Eli Watkins, Jeremy Diamond and Sara Murray, CNN
(CNN)Protesters and supporters of Donald Trump clashed in the streets of San Jose, California, Thursday night after the presumptive GOP nominee held a rally.
Protesters waved Mexican flags and one could be seen burning an American flag, with another burning Trump's "Make America Great Hat." Some chanted "F--- Donald Trump" and "Donald Trump has got to go" outside the San Jose Convention Center, where Trump held his rally.
Some protesters throwing traffic cones, signs at police doing crowd control outside #Trump rally in #Sanjose pic.twitter.com/mGoEMuUDey
— Katrina Cameron (@KatCameron91) June 3, 2016
Scuffles broke out between pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators. At one point, a man was sucker-punched and knocked to the ground and police arrested his assailant. In another instance, demonstrators closed in on a Trump supporter and started punching him in the face, and a Trump protester tried to protect the man being attacked and help him and other Trump supporters move safely through the crowd.
Messages left with the San Jose Police Department were not immediately returned.
The protesters spilled into the nearby streets, with some standing on cars. Some held signs that read, "We need socialism" and "A vote for Trump is a vote for fascism."
Protesters gather outside Trump rally in California https://t.co/u52Ea97Ny8 pic.twitter.com/I43Gzf7ojh
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Violence against supporters of any candidate has no place in this election.
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— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) June 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta condemned reports of violence on Twitter, writing, "Violence against supporters of any candidate has no place in this election."
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