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                   Trump Rallies Draw Protests in California

   by VOA News

   About 1,000 protesters marched and chanted outside the San Diego
   Convention Center on Friday as presumptive Republican presidential
   nominee Donald Trump spoke to supporters inside.

   Waving U.S. and Mexican flags, the protesters confronted police in the
   city, which sits just 24 kilometers from the Mexican border and where a
   third of residents are Latino.

   Police said they made three arrests, including that of one man who
   climbed a railing separating protesters from officers. His arrest led
   protesters to spray water and throw empty plastic bottles at police.

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   Earlier Friday, a smaller group of demonstrators was on hand as Trump
   told supporters in the central California city of Fresno that he could
   solve their water crisis, declaring, "There is no drought.''

   Trump accused state officials of denying water to Central Valley
   farmers so they can send it out to sea "to protect a certain kind of
   3-inch fish.''

   The 3-inch Delta smelt is a native California fish on the brink of
   extinction. The smelt has become an emblem in the state's battles over
   environmental laws and water distribution.

   Fresno is in the heart of the state's rich agricultural area. The
   state's five-year drought is raising the stakes in water disputes among
   farmers, cities and environmental interests. California last year
   capped the driest four-year period in its history, with record-low
   rainfall and snow.

   "If I win, believe me, we're going to start opening up the water so
   that you can have your farmers survive, so that your job market will
   get better," Trump told cheering supporters.

   A count by The Associated Press found Thursday that Trump has reached
   the required number of delegates to officially clinch the Republican
   nomination.
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