Published 12:46 IST, November 4th 2020

US Election 2020: Video shows pro-Trump group allegedly harassing BLM supporter

A video of a furious mob of Trump supporters harassing a BLM supporter by covering and spraying her car has taken the internet by storm.

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A video of a furious mob of Trump supporters allegedly harassing a BLM supporter by covering and spraying her car has taken internet by storm. Erika Harris, 20-year-old from California, shared clip of incident over weekend. video, which is 27-minutes long, shows several vehicles blocking her from leaving a parking lot. 

In video, one can see Trump supporters verbally attacking Harris outside of a Starbucks. clip shows a man wearing a Trump 2020 vest and calling Harris a string of profanities. pro-Trump group can be seen surrounding 20-year-old’s car and shouting at her and her friend. At one point, a woman also looks like attempting to slap Harris’s phone out of her hand. 

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Minutes into clip, Trump supporters n can be heard admitting to spraying “bear mace” into Harris’ car. Somebody from crowd can also be heard calling Harris N-word. In video, Harris claimed that pro-Trump folks have been protesting in her town for past month, and she n decided to set up a BLM counter-protest nearby. She said that night of incident she was demonstrating in a different spot when pro-Trump group showed up and harassed her. 

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Later, in clip, group of Trump supporters can be seen walking away. Soon after, police officers also arrived at scene. Harris explained that she and her friend were pepper-sprayed and surrounded. She could also be heard convincing cops that Trump-supporters had committed a crime and that she had been doxxed in past by group. However, police insisted that crime was committed and left scene. 

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‘Bunch of igrant children’ 

Since shared, clip has received over 38,000 views and thousands of comments. While one internet user wrote, “I’m so sorry this happened to you guys. keep recording and keep all of se videos, because it is clear that you guys aren’t one instigating,” ar added, “I see a bunch of igrant children with t a set between m. All y do is chase each or around and n yell at each or”. A third user wrote, “This isn’t about “just drive away” fact that she is sitting re to show se peoples true colours is great”. 

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12:47 IST, November 4th 2020