Trump supporters, including some far-right extremists, hold rally and caravan
Right-wing extremists in Oregon accompanying a car caravan of several hundred supporters of President Trump on Monday drove from a Portland suburb to Salem, the capital, where some members of the group brawled with left-wing activists.
At the start of the caravan near Portland, a Proud Boys leader portrayed the organization classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a fraternal association providing security for Trump events.Several hundred Trump backers and supporters of law enforcement had gathered in the parking lot of a community college in Oregon City, southeast of Portland, for the truck caravan.
“If you have not had an opportunity to meet a Proud Boy, it’s a good time to do it, because we are here for you, we have always been here for you,” Flipp Todd, the organization’s Portland vice president, told caravan participants during a short talk that elicited cheers. “We’ll continue to fight for you if you ever need security. We always make a wall for you guys to make sure that your events are safe.
Much of the city is peaceful, with protests occurring in limited areas outside police precincts and government buildings. Residents jogged, picnicked and barbecued Monday just like any other Labor Day — aside from businesses closed and restaurants operating under coronavirus restrictions.But many in Portland say that while they share the desires of protesters for social justice and reform, they are appalled at the protest violence and disturbed by the increasing presence of right-wing activists.
He said that city leaders had failed to set limits on acceptable behavior and to direct police to use undercover officers to separate agitators from peaceful protesters. At this point calling in the National Guard would be best, said Lindberg, 79, who added that it pained him to say it given his memories of guard troops fatally shooting Kent State University antiwar protesters in 1970.
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