Police Forced to Break Up Protests Outside Donald Trump Rallies

Tensions between Donald Trump supporters and protesters escalated to a boiling point during two rallies in Washington on Saturday.

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Protests broke out in Washington State during two consecutive Donald Trump rallies in Lynden and Spokane on Saturday. The GOP candidate's protesters and supporters both grew impassioned and police were forced to intervene.

During his speech at the Spokane Convention Center in the afternoon, Trump asked security to remove a protester from the audience. 

WATCH: Donald Trump kicks out Spokane protester - https://t.co/iV5ueDhFpg #TrumpWAhttps://t.co/gQt0KNm8s2

— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) May 7, 2016

As he arrived in Lynden, protesters blocked the highway, forcing him to take a different route. 

"Where the hell did you all come from?"Donald Trump says as he takes the stage. "I'm driving all these back roads and I don't see anybody."

— Lynda V. Mapes (@LyndaVMapes) May 7, 2016

During his speech at Lynden, he pushed his plan of building a wall between the United States and Mexico and complained that refugees and immigrants were coming into Washington. 

.@realDonaldTrump gets big cheers as he turns to border wall: "It will be a beautiful wall, it will be a big wall." #TrumpinLynden

— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) May 7, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump says WA state has received influx of refugees and Syrians on way here- Big boos from crowd #TrumpinLynden #TrumpWA

— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) May 7, 2016

Anti-Trump protesters yelled "stop him!" while a supporter yelled "build the wall!"

Wow. Tense outside the rally. #TrumpWA pic.twitter.com/3QGHegNwWn

— Alex Rozier (@AlexNBCLA) May 7, 2016

"Build the wall" a Trump supporter yells to protestors. #TrumpWA pic.twitter.com/06VzdNpBoq

— Alex Rozier (@AlexNBCLA) May 7, 2016

At one point, the police formed a barricade to break up face-offs between Trump's protesters and supporters. 

Police form a human barricade dividing the protestors and Trump supporters. Passionate chanting from both sides. pic.twitter.com/PcqZlHW6zv

— Alex Rozier (@AlexNBCLA) May 7, 2016

With Trump's status as the GOP nominee virtually secured, the fervency of his supporters and his opposition shows no signs of dying down. 

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