The city found the group’s estimated crowd size of 10,000 people was too big under coronavirus safety measures, according to a statement released by the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau.
safety measures, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau.
“We must all do our part to fight the spread of COVID-19 in our community and keep ourselves and each other safe. Events like this are not welcome and are not allowed,” Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, who oversees the city's parks department, said in the statement. The rally planned for Saturday was moved from downtown Portland to Delta Park in north Portland to accommodate what the Proud Boys called a “battalion of patriots" exercising their right to assemble freely.Wheeler called those who planned the attend the rally “agitators” on Twitter.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio said in a statement last week that the rally would be peaceful and urged those planning violence to stay away. Tarrio has said the rally is aimed at the city's political leadership, including Wheeler, and he has criticized the mayor for not doing more to stop protests that have occurred in the city for nearly four months following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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