Being a supporter of President Trump this week in London literally requires police protection from unhinged protesters.
A group of roughly 20 citizens was ushered into a pub on Whitehall street by police after a mob screamed “Nazi scum off our streets!” and rants about alleged “fascists.”
“[Authorities] have since barricaded the small counter-protest group in the Lord Moon of the Mall pub,” the U.K. Independent reported Tuesday. “Around a dozen Met policemen and women were still guarding the door at the time of writing along with members of the pub’s security team.”
People were interested in these podcasts
One 22-year-old Trump supporter, who declined to give his full name, told the newspaper that the only “undemocratic” people around were the enraged protesters.
“As a president, he has a right to be here. It is a matter of free speech,” the man said.
Scotland Yard deployed 3,182 officers to secure the peace during Mr. Trump’s visit, the newspaper reported.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.