Cleveland Rocks the Republican National Convention, Day 2. All photos by Steve Truesdell.
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Her shirt matches his hair. -
A Trump supporter walking the streets of Cleveland. -
A Muslim man with an assault rifle. -
A reasonable question… -
At these type of events, anyone with an opinion can garner massive media attention. -
A protester in Cleveland’s Public Square. -
Marching through the streets of Cleveland. -
Rod Weber tosses flowers at a group preaching religious hate. -
Donna Woods was giving hugs to police officers as a “Thank You.” -
This newsman has a great sense of fashion. -
Keeping the dream alive for Ted Cruz. -
By 3 p.m. Public Square was filled with hundreds of cops. -
An Infowars fan discussing politics with a man in a dress. -
Yoga is helpful while ignoring the chaos. -
Police set up a “bike line” to protect speakers from the larger crowd of protesters. -
Bringing levity to the protests. -
Police in formation in the Public Square. -
A lone Canadian watches and no doubt wonders about us. -
The best way to handle religious extremists preaching hate? Grab a megaphone and heckle them with wit and truth. They really hate that! -
Free hugs for everyone. -
This lady was explaining her position on Trump. -
Westboro Baptists Church at the Speaker’s Stage in Public Square. -
Counter demonstrators move in front of the stage to block Westboro Baptist Church members from being seen. -
Dancing with a sign in Cleveland. -
Music for the people. -
Men in black have a stare down. -
“Go home! You’re sick! No one likes you here!” the kid screamed at this religious extremists who was spouting hate to the crowd. -
Watering the horses. -
A crowd and police surround a protester outside the arena entrance. -
A Republican yelling, “Are you asking the Palestinians to leave Palestine?” over and over to a group protesting open-carry laws. -
Lizard People for Trump. -
Tennis balls, umbrellas, and whole fruit are banned at the RNC. Guns? Perfectly acceptable. -
RNChella! -
Many peaceful discussions happen between attendees and protesters. -
Red, White, and Blue sequins! -
Even religious extremists need to refuel between bouts of hate spewing. -
Leah Bachar from NYC’s Living Theater dances for the police. -
Cleveland Gothic. -
Bikers for Trump. -
Protester in Cleveland’s Public Square. -
Republican ladies in matching Elephant designs. -
Passionate discussions in the Public Square. -
Police searching a demonstrator. -
5-year-old Javion wants us to now his life matters. -
“It’s 11:00 p.m. The people who live in these buildings would appreciate you going somewhere else,” said the officer -
Listening the Chris Christie speak.
