Screaming MAGA fans, a man wielding a pig’s head on a stick and a heckler dressed in prison stripes being taken down by cops were among the chaotic scenes outside Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday.
Hundreds descended on the Miami federal courthouse to see former President Donald Trump arrive and plead not guilty to more than three dozen charges in his classified documents case.
Trump’s steadfast supporters — many waving Trump 2024 flags — honked their horns and screamed wildly as the ex-prez was whisked inside via the courthouse garage ahead of his history-making hearing.
On the other side, anti-Trump protestors made a show of dressing up — including one man draped in an American flag who walked through the crowds with a pig’s head impaled on a giant stick.
Dominic Santana, who opposes Trump, showed up in black-and-white prison stripes complete with handcuffs, a plastic ball and chain and a sign reading “Lock Him Up”.
The 61-year-old, who retired in Miami after decades in the Big Apple, said he just “wanted to join the circus.”
“A fellow New Yorker can spot a rat a mile away,” Santana said, referring to Trump. “Frankly, he should’ve been locked up ages ago.”
He was later pictured being taken down by law enforcement and cuffed after he tried to rush towards Trump’s motorcade as it left the courthouse.
Miami police said they were prepared for up to 50,000 demonstrators. While sources reported “several thousand” people turned out, ringing all sides of the court, the number was far less than police anticipated.
Witnesses said every so often, people from opposing sides shouted at each other and a handful of supporters and anti-Trump protesters squabbled — occasionally yelling obscenities as the hearing unfolded.
Father-son duo of Florencio and Kevin Rodriguez, who were among the earliest of Trump’s supporters to arrive, vowed to support the 45th president even if he gets convicted.
The younger Rodriguez, wearing a shirt that read “Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president”, questioned the fairness of the proceedings.
He cited what he claimed was prosecutors’ lax attitude toward President Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — both of whom have been accused of mishandling intelligence albeit without any intention of hiding their actions.
“Even if he’s guilty, we will still support him,” the younger Rodriguez said.
Supporters chanted “We love Trump” and some even sang “Happy Birthday” ahead of ex-commander-in-chief’s 77th on Wednesday.
Others sold hats and T-shirts with Trump’s face in a mock mugshot with the phrase “NOT GUILTY” emblazoned across it as the masses grew.
Jack Kaplan, who drove two hours from Fort Pierce, wielded a copy of Trump’s indictment affixed to a clipboard and a sign reading: “Trump is toast.”
The retired car dealer, 68, said he planned to celebrate with a $1,400 bottle of Mouton Rothschild red wine if Trump is locked away.
“I’ve already got the bottle sitting in my wine cooler,” Kaplan said, adding: “I’m going to have a big party.”
Security was tight outside the courthouse with a yellow-tape police line and about a half-dozen federal police vehicles forming a barricade between the crowds and building entrance.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who had stopped by the courthouse earlier Tuesday, insisted the city was ready for protests, but throughout the day things remained largely peaceful.
At one point in the afternoon a bomb squad was called to remove an item from the sidewalk outside of the courthouse after a “suspicious package” was discovered, but the Department of Homeland Security moved people from the area and removed it without incident.
Earlier in the day two men had hung a TV which had yellow wires hanging out the back of it. The TV had been emblazoned with “f—k the communist controlled news media”. The TV was removed and taken away in a police cruiser, according to News Nation.
Meanwhile, a handful of Trump supporters gathered outside his Fifth Avenue skyrise — including some gripping signs like “New Yorkers love President Trump.”
Just minutes before Trump’s arraignment got underway, his avid fans bowed their heads outside Trump Tower and prayed for the “persecution to stop” and “bringing Trump before God.”
“I’m really getting sick of people going after him year after year,” Jeffery Shinko, 63, told The Post. “The Democrats go untouched year after year and nothing happens to Biden, Obama, Clinton.”
“The man loves the country to much,” he continued, speaking about Trump. “He loves the people. He’s not for the establishment. The Democrats are only for the establishment.”
A woman, who only gave her first name as Sophia, echoed that sentiment as she ripped Biden for going after Trump in the first place.
“Why do you have to persecute your opponent? If you’re doing so well, why do you have to do this?” she asked.
“I’ll tell you why people don’t like Trump—- it’s because he’s the embodiment of a man. A lot of women don’t know that kind of man that stands up tall. The modern day women can’t handle him but I love him.”
With Post wires