Late Wednesday after the election, state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland. Protesters gathered by Portland’s river vowing to “protect the results” of Tuesday’s close-run election, “Count Every Vote” and “The Vote is Over. The Fight Goes On,” they proclaimed.
“We want Trump out of office, that’s the main focus.”
Portland has been the scene of months of clashes between police and protesters, angered at the repeated killings of Black Americans by law enforcement officers across the country. There were no clashes as armed police advanced on demonstrators in unison. Although several of the demonstrators were openly carrying firearms, including rifles, and one anti-racism and anti-imperialism banner showed an image of an assault rifle, with the slogan “We Don’t Want Biden. We Want Revenge.”
The protesters had earlier attended a peaceful rally in a downtown park hosted by a coalition of far-left, anti-capitalist groups featuring lectures and music. On Twitter just before 8:30 pm ( 0430 GMT), “The mass gathering in downtown Portland has still declared a riot. Leave the area now,” the sheriff’s office posted. Governor Kate Brown in the interest of public safety and under the advice of the Unified Command, has activated the use of the Oregon National Guard to assist local law enforcement.
‘We want Trump out of office’ _Oregon protesters chant
Reviewed by Esther Temilade
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November 05, 2020
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Reviewed by Esther Temilade
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November 05, 2020
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