‘I Felt Like I Was Crossing The Border:' Donald Trump Forced to Skirt Highway Wall to Enter Convention
"That was not the easiest entrance I've ever made," Donald Trump said.
By Lisa Fernandez ••
Protesters blocking the entrance to the Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame, California, forced Donald Trump to jump a wall behind the hotel in order to make a planned appearance at the California Republican Convention on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Most people, especially distinguished guests, typically pull up into a parking lot, tip the valet and enter calmly through a front door.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump -- someone who has professed to love walls -- was forced to jump over a U.S. Highway 101 median, or at least skirt one and hop down onto a bank of grass, in order to enter the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Burlingame, California.
That's where he was the keynote speaker at the California Republican Convention on Friday. Never one to miss a dramatic moment, Trump said to an adoring crowd: "That was not the easiest entrance I've ever made."
Pausing for a moment, the charismatic business mogul who has said that Mexican are rapists and Muslims shouldn't be allowed into the country, then quipped: "I felt like I was crossing the border."
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A group called "Californians for Trump" set up a booth at the GOP Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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Anti-Trump protesters take over the California GOP Convention hotel in Burlingame.
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Anti-Trump protesters burn the American flag outside California GOP Convention.
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Protesters at California GOP Convention.
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Police keep an eye on protesters.
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Strong words for Trump at California GOP Convention.
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Trump protesters arrested outside California GOP Convention.
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"This is California, Run, Trump, Run:" Protesters at GOP Convention.
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Trump protesters and supporters are present at the GOP Convention in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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GOP members congregate at the Burlingame Hyatt Regency. April 29, 2016
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Anti-Trump protesters stand outside the Burlingame Hyatt Regency. April 29, 2016
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Crews put up anti Hillary Clinton signs at the GOP Convention in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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An anti-Hillary Clinton supporter hangs up a sign at the California GOP Convention in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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A "Dump Trump, Stop Hate" protester was escorted outside the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame during the GOP Convention. April 29, 2019
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Angelina Castro holds up an anti-Trump sign outside the Burlingame Hyatt Regency where Donald Trump is set to speak. April 29, 2016
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A group called "Californians for Trump" set up a booth at the GOP Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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Trump supporters Truman and Barbara Jensen attend the California GOP Convention. April 29, 2016
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"I support Trump because he pays women the same as me." Trump supporter Barbara Jensen said at the California GOP Convention in Burlingame. April 29, 2016
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Blockades set up ahead of California GOP Convention in Burlingame. April, 29, 2016
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Police standing in front of the barricades. April 29, 2016
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Protesters block roads outside the GOP Covention. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump's plane lands in SFO. April 29, 2016
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Anti-Trump protesters line up outside the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame at the start of the California GOP Convention. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump protesters break through the lines Burlingame at Hyatt Regency.
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Donald Trump jumping over the wall to get to the GOP convention. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump and his bodyguards heading to the GOP Convention. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump leaves the GOP Convention. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump and his body guards leaving the GOP Convention. April 29, 2016
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Trump's bodyguards assisting Donald Trump over the wall. April 29, 2016
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Donald Trump leave the GOP Convention and gives a thumbs up to his supporters.nApril 29, 2016
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Man holds "No Anti-Muslim Bigotry!" sign outside site of California Republican Convention in Burlingame, Calif. Apr. 29, 2016
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"Stop Hate" banner outside Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame, site of California Republican Convention. Apr. 29, 2016
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A large crowd takes over the Burlingame Hyatt parking lot.
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Trump protesters.
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Protesters stayed on even after Trump left the California GOP Convention.
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He and his entourage couldn’t get in the normal way because anti-Trump protesters had blocked off Old Bayshore Road.
