Posted on 08/30/2020 9:05:22 AM PDT by karpov
One person was killed Saturday in Portland, Ore., amid unrest that rocked the city after police said a caravan of Trump supporters took to the streets and clashed with violent protesters.
Police said they opened a homicide investigation after finding a man who had been shot in the chest and killed around 9 p.m. local time.
A Getty images photo published Sunday showed the man wearing a hat from the far-right Patriot Prayer Group. The group’s leader, Joey Gibson, told The Wall Street Journal last month that he began holding rallies in Portland and other cities in 2016 because he felt that police weren’t protecting protesters from counter-protesters.
An hour before the killing, Portland police had warned residents to stay away from downtown as a 600-vehicle caravan of Trump supporters arrived during a protest against police brutality. Police said they arrested 10 people as officers responded to scenes of fights, disturbances and collisions in the area.
Still, it wasn’t known whether the killing was related to the clashes. Police said they were looking for eyewitnesses and firsthand video.
Videos showed sporadic fights, as protesters turned violent and tried to block roads and threw things at the caravan, while Trump supporters fired paintballs and used bear spray against protesters, the AP reported.
Protests have rocked Portland for more than three months since the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by Minneapolis police and have been given fresh impetus by the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 23. Violent clashes with counterprotesters have added a layer of danger, highlighted by the shooting deaths of two protesters this past week in Kenosha.
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Very little if no coverage by MSM, as victim apparently a Trumper. Get ready, the clouds of war are getting thicker.
Funny. They never refer to BLM or AuntieFa as far-left.
Trump supporters = normal people.
protesters = criminals working to eliminate the USA.
The WSJ finds it hard to say “A Trump supporter was shot by violent protesters”. You have to read through 3 sentences to find out.
Obviously the left is going to blame this on Trump supporters and exonerate the violent rioters.
New never before seen footage of the shooting of the Trump supporter in Portland, Oregon on August 29. pic.twitter.com/6QQzZOjWJq— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 30, 2020
“...far-right Patriot Prayer Group”
Even the WSJ never refers to anyone on the other end of the spectrum as “far left.”
Just skirmishes so far
The next Manassas has yet to arrive, but that CW II, its getting closer
ayep
DO NOT ENGAGE!! You guys are falling into the trap. This is what they want—to control the narrative and blame Trump for the violence. Trust the process. Get through the election. This is a war—you are indanger of losing the battle AND the war. Stay in your foxholes until we have the enemy right where we want them.
That’s right lets all just sit back on our asses and let them take over the entire country - worked so far!
The White House can’t invoke the Insurrection Act until after the election.
Otherwise, the Fake News networks would go 24/7 with “ the Nazi storm-troopers hurting innocent, peaceful protesters “.
True. Good catch. Slurs against the Right to set up "racists" and "white supremacist" ties shortly after.
To them the left is composed of innocent nonviolent demonstrators trying to achieve social justice after biting back sobs over saintly people like George Flynn and Jacob Blake being targeted for murder by out of control cops.
This IS a war. And you NEVER cede territory without procuring some tactical advantage from it first...
Actually invking the Insurrection Act the a week or so before the election would not be a bad idea.
Insurrection Act enforcement delayed....
So all America is being racist for not following ep. Maxine Waters’ lead.....
Maxine Waters: “Rioting” is a racist term | Disrndisrn.com › news › maxine-waters-rioting-is-a-racist-term
Jun 5, 2020 - Maxine Waters (D-CA) classified the word “rioting” as a racist term ... Trump critic went on to say she prefers the term “insurrection,” saying:.
Score one for the Biden supporters.
> Trump supporters clashed with violent protesters
No. A Biden supporter murdered a Trump supporter.
I didn’t find anything about a far right prayer group in the linked article.
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