that they would have considered him an ally, or at least someone on their side in attacking "the system".
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/rnc-protests-rage-but-anti-trump-organizers-ask-where-is-everyone
A group of anarchists, separate from the revolutionary communist group, belted a related chant of “smash the system, smash the state, America was never great!” and called officers pigs.
Members of the anarchist group got into a tussle with conspiracy-minded Internet personality Alex Jones at the square, leading to the massive police response that sectioned demonstrators into smaller groups.