WATCH: Socialist protester blames 'provocateurs' after assaults at 'closest entry point' to Trump convention

A socialist protester, identified as Rick Majumdar from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, blamed “conservative provocateurs” for a confrontation with Dallas police that resulted in two arrests outside the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention. The protest, organized by the Dallas Against the Trump Agenda Coalition, aimed to oppose the Republican agenda. Majumdar stated that the arrested individuals were attempting to de-escalate potential rioting when police intervened.

• A socialist protester blamed ‘conservative provocateurs’ for a confrontation with Dallas police outside the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention.
• Two protesters were arrested by Dallas police on charges related to assaulting a counter-protester and obstructing a road.
• The protest was organized by the Dallas Against the Trump Agenda Coalition, comprising faith-based, immigrant rights, and labor groups.
• Protester Rick Majumdar, associated with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, stated the arrested individuals were trying to prevent rioting.
• The confrontation occurred at the ‘closest entry point’ to the convention.