Anti-Trump protesters get into tense standoff outside Penn Station

Several 100 counter-protestors and protesters stared each different down and exchanged insults adjacent Penn Station about a half-mile from Madison Square Garden.

Police group up a obstruction successful beforehand of immoderate of nan protesters amid nan standoff. About 50 to 70 Trump supporters waived flags successful beforehand of astir 400 demonstrators who railed against nan erstwhile president.

So far, it doesn’t look that nan 2 groups person clashed, but galore demonstrators had incendiary signs, including ones pinch Nazi swastikas. They besides chanted slogans including “Trump’s a traitor!” and “Trump’s a fascist!”

People show during a “Resist Fascism” protestation arsenic erstwhile US president and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump holds a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York connected October 27, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Other chants of “No dictators; nary Nazis; nary Trump!” “F— Donald Trump,” “Vote blue” and “Lock him up!” were heard from nan anti-Trump protesters. Many of them besides played drums and danced successful beforehand of nan Trump supporters.

Trump supporters countered pinch shouts of their own. None of nan rival crowds of protesters appears to person crossed sides nan divided statement betwixt nan 2 factions.