
A Make America Great Again rally that began with a dove release to symbolize peace turned violent after supporters were doused with pepper spray by anti-Trump protesters during in Southern California. The pepper spraying followed brawls between Trump supporters and protesters.

The clashes, which led to three arrests after police clad in riot gear intervened, came before the president posted a tweet thanking those who marched. In Huntington Beach alone, almost 2,000 Trump supporters gathered for the pro-Trump rally.

After another week of vicious confrontations, President Trump wrote on Twitter at 5.30pm DC time, an hour after the reports of the violence were published: 'Thanks you for all of the Trump Rallies today. Amazing support. We will all MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'

In addition to the angry scuffles on Huntington Beach, protesters clashed with MAGA marchers in Philadelphia and in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. There were also rallies across the country in Lansing, Boston, and Providence, Rhode Island.

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Jennifer Sterling, one of the organizers of the pro-Donald Trump rally reacts after getting hit with pepper spray in Huntington Beach

A police dog snarls at a man at a Trump rally. A scuffle involving pepper spray broke out between the supporters and the protesters Saturday

Trump supporters and protesters approach each other during a violent scuffle in Huntington Beach

A clash between Trump supporters and protesters clashed at a Make America Great Again march before the president tweeted his support for the rallies

Trump supporters retaliated against anti-Trump protesters at the Huntington Beach march Saturday

A pro-Trump rally participant is punched in the face by an anti-Trump protester on Saturday during a violent scuffle

Supporters of President Trump clash with protesters during a Make America Great Again March Saturday

Trump supporters walk with signs claiming they are the 'silent majority' as protesters clashed and used pepper spray

A Trump supporter at a Make America Great Again rally tries to pull off the t-shirt that is masking a protester's face

A supporter of President Trump, top, clashes with an anti-Trump protester who appears to be holding a spray

After the pepper spraying in Huntington Beach, the president tweeted support for 'all of the Trump Rallies'

The pepper-sprayed marchers were seen cringing in pain as other supporters clad in Trump t-shirts helped them. One man in an army green Trump hat angrily chased a protester with an American flag. Police dogs snapped at the protesters as officers in riot gear yelled at the masked men.

One of the sprayers was one of the men in a black mask according to the Los Angeles Times. The supporters reportedly started punching and kicking the man after the attack.

The violence erupted when the march of about 2,000 people at Bolsa Chica State Beach reached a group of about 30 protesters, some of whom began spraying them after brawls broke out, according to Capt. Kevin Pearsall of the California State Parks Police.

Three people were arrested on suspicion of illegal use of pepper spray, he said.

There were several other arrests and two people suffered minor injuries, but Pearsall said he did not immediately have further details.

According to an account by OC Weekly who were on the scene as well, the violence began before the initial pepper spraying and started with a physical fight between protesters and Trump supporters.

The publication also says a group of neo-Nazis attended the rally and spewed racial slurs at the protesters.

An anti-Trump protester gets taken down by a police dog after a fight with Trump supporters

A pro-Trump demonstrator chases a protester with an American flag at a MAGA march in Huntington Beach

Supporters of President Donald Trump release white doves before the march in Huntington Beach

A masked protester pushes a Trump supporter at a MAGA rally in Huntington Beach on Saturday

A woman marches at a Make American Great Again march in Huntington Beach. The rally was attacked by protesters with pepper spray

A supporter of President Donald Trump, center, clashes with an anti-Trump protester at a MAGA rally

Pro Trump and anti Trump marchers clash in a violent scuffle in Huntington Beach that led to three arrests

Anti-Trump protesters in black outfits block a march by supporters of President Donald Trump during a demonstration in Huntington Beach

The Times reported that an anti-Trump protester who allegedly used the eye irritant was kicked and punched in the sand by a group of Trump supporters.

Protesters said before the march began that they planned to try to stop the march's progress with a 'human wall.'

Travis Guenther was pepper sprayed by the protester and said he hit him in the head five times with a Trump flag.

He said: 'We're not xenophobic. We're not racist. We're just proud Americans.'

In Orange County, 62 percent of the votes for president in the general election went to Hillary Clinton and 32 percent went to President Trump.

Earlier this month, a rally in Berkeley, California, in support of Trump turned violent and his supporters clashed with protesters in several fights that led to the arrest of 10 people and left at least seven people injured.

Masked protesters face off against Trump supporters at a Make America Great Again rally Saturday

Trump supporters gather on the beach in Southern California before a violent scuffle breaks out with protesters

Demonstrators at a Trump rally hold up signs to support the new president and Breitbart News

A man wearing a shirt with communist symbolism protests a Trump rally in Huntington Beach on Saturday

A trump supporter wears a Hillary Clinton mask at a pro-Trump rally that turned violent on Saturday

Police watch over a protester who appears to have been detained during the anti-Trump scuffle Saturday

Baby Eva Erbacker wears patriotic colors at a rally in support of President Trump at the Huntington Beach rally

At another rally today, a member of the Philadelphia Police civil affairs unit watches, Robert Beck, foreground left, who was visiting from Texas, and a protester from another group shout at each other in Philadelphia

Supporters of President Donald Trump yell at anti-Trump demonstrators during the 'Make America Great Again' march and rally Saturday