Right-Wing Protester Killed In Portland After Democrat Mayor Refused Federal Help. Antifa Celebrates.

An apparent right-wing protester was shot to death on Saturday night in 
Portland after the city’s Democratic mayor refused federal assistance 
from the Trump administration to help maintain peace in the city, which 
has seen nearly 100 days of violent riots dating back to May.

The shooting happened after right-wing protesters drove trucks around 
the city with American flags and Trump flags and were met by far-left 
antifa activists who blocked traffic and threw things at the vehicles, 
which often elicited a response from the vehicles.

Video of the attack that was posted online showed the shooting and, 
according to two journalists, appeared to show someone saying, “we got 
a Trumper right here,” before two fatal shots were fired at the victim.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1299983990351257600

https://twitter.com/i/status/1299981166250926080

Journalist Andy Ngo, who recently testified in front of the U.S. Senate 
as an expert on antifa, said that items that were found on the victim 
pointed to him being one of the right-wing protesters who attended the 
event.

“The ID of the deceased man is not confirmed yet but he was wearing a 
thin blue line patch & a hat which had the Patriot Prayer logo, 
suggesting he was one of the conservatives,” Ngo alleged. “Antifa 
falsely said a fascist killed a black person tonight, which riled up 
their people to violence.”

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1299929608054169600

Far-left antifa extremists also appeared to celebrate the man being 
killed, as one apparent organizer yelled to a group of well over 100 
people: “He was a f—ing Nazi. Our community held its own and took out 
the trash.”

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“I am not sad that a f—ing fascist died tonight,” the woman appears to 
add later as the crowd cheered.

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“It is still early in this investigation, and I ask everyone to give 
the detectives time to do their important work before drawing 
conclusions about what took place,” said Police Chief Chuck Lovell. “If 
anyone can provide information about this case, I ask them to please 
reach out to our detectives. This violence is completely unacceptable 
and we are working diligently to find and apprehend the individual or 
individuals responsible.”

The incident comes after Ted Wheeler, Portland’s Democratic mayor, 
rejected federal assistance from the Trump administration to come in 
and secure the city.

Wheeler said in a letter:

	Yet again, you said you offered to aid Portland by sending in 
	federal law enforcement to our city.

	On behalf of the City of Portland: No thanks.

	We don’t need your politics of division and demagoguery. 
	Portlanders are onto you. We have already seen your reckless 
	disregard for human life in your bumbling response to the 
	COVID pandemic. And we know you’ve reached the conclusion that 
	images of violence or vandalism are your only ticket to 
	reelection.

	There is no place for looting, arson, or vandalism in our 
	city. There is no room here for racist violence or those who 
	wish to bring their ideology of hate into our community. Those 
	who commit criminal acts will be apprehended and prosecuted 
	under the law.

	Tens of thousands of Portlanders have peacefully protested 
	and marched for the noble cause of fixing our broken criminal 
	justice system. They are part of the proud progressive 
	tradition of Portlanders fighting for justice – from racial 
	justice to economic justice to environmental justice.

	When you sent the Feds to Portland last month, you made the 
	situation far worse. Your offer to repeat that disaster is a 
	cynical attempt to stoke fear and distract us from the real 
	work of our city.

	In Portland, we are focused on coming together as a community 
	to solve the serious challenges we face due to systemic racism, 
	a global pandemic and an economic recession.

	Stay away, please.

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