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\"theweeknd\"<\/a>As the road to presidency continues, Trump grows more and more polarizing.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday (May 25), Donald Trump made a stop in Hollywood for a taping of \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d drawing a small crowd of protesters and prompting singer the Weeknd and rapper Belly to cancel their performances on the show.<\/p>\n

Outside the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, the crowd blasted Trump and criticized host Jimmy Kimmel for giving the Republican presidential candidate such a prominent platform on late-night television.<\/p>\n

\u201cShame on you, Jimmy Kimmel,\u201d one man chanted in a microphone. Gina Hernandez, 28, drove from Pomona after learning of Trump’s appearance on the show to protest his stance on immigration.<\/p>\n

Also unhappy was The Weeknd and Belly. The two nixed their performance, which was scheduled for the same episode. They were set to perform Belly\u2019s song \u201cMight Not.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I feel like the way I was raised was to be able to see through all the titles in this world \u2014 from religion to race,” Belly said in a statement to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

“I just didn’t want to feel like I was a part of a celebration for somebody who has beliefs that majority of us don’t agree with.” <\/p>\n

Trump has drawn fierce criticism by claiming Mexico was sending \u201crapists\u201d over the border. Later, he called for \u201ca total and complete shutdown of Muslims\u201d entering the U.S.<\/p>\n

Outside the theater, Los Angeles police officers lined the sidewalk and used their bicycles to block the street. LAPD officers on horseback also patrolled Hollywood Boulevard.<\/p>\n

The LAPD deployed extra officers to the area as a precaution, as is customary when high-profile visitors come to L.A., said Det. Meghan Aguilar, a department spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

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