Trump supporters face string of attacks in run-up to Election Day: What we know about the suspects

The Trump campaign called out "unprovoked violence" against the president's supporters in recent weeks after a string of attacks ranging from New York City to San Francisco.

“No one should be attacked for peacefully showing their support of the president, and all Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, should be disgusted by this type of unprovoked violence," a Trump campaign spokesperson told Fox News on Tuesday.

The statement comes after a family of seven — including four children — said they were pepper-sprayed by counterprotesters on Sunday while participating in a pro-Trump vehicle caravan in New York City.

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said 11 people were taken into custody after the rally descended into chaos and violence Sunday afternoon. One of the people arrested on Sunday, a 36-year-old homeless man identified as Devan Harris, is accused of throwing eggs in two police officers' faces and then resisting arrest, the NYPD said.

Groups including United Against Racism and Fascism NYC and NYC Antifa posted about their involvement with the counterprotest.

"Outside agitators came into NYC today and were told to GTFO," NYC Antifa wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

United Against Racism and Fascism NYC's counterprotest started near Central Park and "some members of the crowd continued to Times Square to counter-protest," according to the group's Twitter account.

"The vague insinuation that our anti-fascist action was anti-Semitic is insulting," the gropu wrote on Twitter. "It was called by our coalition, which includes many Jews, and @outlivethemnyc, a Jewish antifascist group. Meanwhile, we were protesting actual white supremacists."

The Jewish Telegraph Agency reported that a convoy was to take place in several Orthodox Jewish communities ahead of an event in Brooklyn organized by Boris Epshteyn, an adviser to the Trump campaign and co-chair of Jewish Voices for Trump.

Cities including Gettysburg, Pa., Douglas, Mass., and Pueblo, Colo., have seen clashes between pro-Trump and anti-Trump groups as well as violence against Trump supporters.

Gettysburg, a normally quiet college town, is being described as a microcosm of American political polarization as Black Lives Matter demonstrations and "Tr... (Read more)

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