Antifa supporters marched to oppose the Trump rally, and violent clashes broke out between the groups as cops struggled to keep them separated and maintain the peace
* Antifa supporters were seen attacking Trump backer with fists and pipe in Beverly Hills on Saturday * Police declared an unlawful assembly after the black-clad attackers fled the scene
* In North Carolina, get-out-the-vote rally was met with police pepper spray during march to the polls * Cops say the irritant was sprayed into the ground after rally participants failed to clear the roadway
Unrest has begun across the U.S. ahead of Tuesday's presidential election, with violent political clashes occurring in Beverly Hills and a get-out-the-vote Black Lives Matter march in North Carolina ending with police pepper spray and eight arrests.
In Beverly Hills, thousands of President Donald Trump's supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon, waving American flags and signs declaring support for the Republican candidate. At around 2.30pm, video from the scene shows black-clad Antifa supporters attacking a participant in the 'USA Freedom Rally'.
At first, a Trump supporter is seen grappling with a black-clad counterprotester who is attempting to snatch away his American flag after heated verbal disputes.
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WNU Editor: When compared to what happened this summer in places like New York City, Portland, Seattle, Washington D.C., etc. .... this weekend's violence has been tame.
