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‘Burn It!’: Pro-Trump Protesters Shout After Mexican Flag Falls From Passing Car During President’s Border Visit

A man tears up a Mexican flag that was taken from a counter protester as supporters of President Donald Trump rally for the president during his visit to see the controversial border wall prototypes on March 13, 2018. (Credit: David McNew / Getty Images)

A small fracas broke out at the pro-Trump gathering in Otay Mesa on Tuesday after a protester dropped a Mexican flag from a car.

The flag was torn to shreds and a man in a Trump hat and shirt threatened to burn it.

“They burn our flag in our country, burn theirs in ours!” another man shouted.

Others in the crowd stopped the man from burning it and calmed him down, saying it sent the wrong message.

Read the full story on LATimes.com.

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