The founder of a right-wing group that has repeatedly clashed with protesters in Portland, Ore., says the man who died in a shooting there was a supporter.
Pro-Trump supporters and counter-protesters squared off in the streets in a skirmish that ended with one person being arrested, the latest in a series of demonstrations in the city.In the two hours following the shooting, protesters gathered downtown and there was sporadic fighting and vandalism, police said. Ten people were arrested, police said.
The right-wing group Patriot Prayer has a history in Portland and has repeatedly rallied supporters for pro-Trump rallies beginning in 2017. The group was founded by Gibson and is based in Washington state; supporters periodically cross into Oregon for rallies and marches. On Sunday, Trump issued a flurry of tweets and retweets including several that blamed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for the death and one in which the president appeared to be encouraging his supporters to move into Portland.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf blamed local officials for failing “to protect their communities.”“I’m asking Portland officials, so that’s the mayor, that’s the governor and that’s local law enforcement, to do their job to address any violent activity that is occurring in their streets,” Wolf told CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
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