Unite States President Donald Trump has called the Free Speech rally protestors anti-police agitators.
"Looks like many anti-police agitators in Boston. Police are looking tough and smart! Thank you," Trump tweeted.
There were reportedly, several clashes and arrests throughout the day, but the "Boston Free Speech" rally and the counter protests that attracted thousands did not attract the same level of violence that was seen a week earlier at a rally in Charlottsville, Virginia.
Free Speech Rally ended early as thousands of counter-protesters crammed Boston Common.
In the aftermath of the violent (and ultimately deadly) white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia last week, and with a similar event planned for the Boston Commons on Saturday, thousands of people turned out in an overwhelmingly peaceful anti-racist response.
Thousands of counter-protesters gathered in Boston Common and marched through city streets on Saturday morning in efforts to drown out the planned 'Free Speech' rally that many feared would be attended by white supremacist groups.
After a short confrontation between crowds and police at Boylston and Tremont streets, and as crowds of counter-protestors began to dissipate, tensions seemed to ease in some areas around Boston Common by the afternoon.
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