The city of Portland is a total war zone since the George Floyd protests started.
Independent journalist Andy Ngo, has been documenting the violence in the city that the mainstream media isn’t reporting here is just an example of what’s going on in Portland.
Antifa take an older man’s bicycle and then sucker punch him at the Portland riot. pic.twitter.com/5Gux2iJiWB
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 13, 2020
As this fire continued to grow, firefighters responded. A rioter shot a ball bearing at them using a slingshot. There were no arrests.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 13, 2020
Feel free to browse Andy Ngo’s twitter account he’s one of the few experts on Antifa in the Portland area.
On Saturday night, protesters who have been attempting to burn down and vandalize the federal courthouse gathering again, federal agents were inside protecting the building. To disperse the crowd federal agents used tear gas, when one of the protestors, Donovan LaBella, reached down to throw a tear gas canister back at federal agents when he was hit in the face with a rubber bullet. When the canister is fired at the protestors, you’ll hear someone say hey “hey! kick that, s**t” and the man now identified as LaBella kicks it back. He then reaps the consequences of his actions.
A person at the antifa/BLM Portland riot throws a gas canister at federal police. He is then hit by a less-lethal round, apparently in the face, immediately knocking him to the ground. Others carry him away and call for ambulance. Video by @TomasMorales_iv. pic.twitter.com/ungbjiMMUd
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 12, 2020
Mayor Ted Wheeler was outraged over the incident and said:
“I spoke with US Attorney Bill Williams about the injuries and learned that the U.S. Marshals Service will be conducting a full investigation,” Mayor Wheeler said on Sunday. “I am calling on the federal government to be thorough and transparent with their findings. I’m concerned that the actions of federal officers last night escalated, rather than de-escalated, already heightened tensions in our city.”
Mayor Wheeler is blaming the US Marshals for repelling an attempt by Antifa to gain entry into the courthouse. Antifa showed up with shields and threw projectiles at federal authorities.
Antifa rioters and people with shields try to move in closer to the entrance of the federal courthouse. They’re repelled by flashbangs and more. Rioters respond by throwing projectiles and glass bottles at police. Video by @livesmattershow: pic.twitter.com/LjMpngzsaP
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 12, 2020
Politicians are blaming President Trump for defending the courthouse. Governor Kate Brown said, “The events of last night at the federal courthouse were the tragic and avoidable result of President Donald Trump, for weeks, continuing to push for force and violence in response to protests. The cycle of violence must end. President Trump deploying armed federal officers to Portland only serves to escalate tensions and, as we saw yesterday, will inevitably lead to unnecessary violence and confrontation.”
Here’s a response from @OregonGovBrown pic.twitter.com/jTTYR6iaop
— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) July 12, 2020
Kate Brown doesn’t care about the elderly man suckered punched riding his bicycle in the video above, she only cares that Antifa members are safe.
This was Antifa taunting federal officers…
Armed with melee weapons, Portland antifa black bloc militants are calling for federal law enforcement to come out so they can fight. LE have noticeably scaled back presence after being criticized for being too responsive at yesterday’s riot. pic.twitter.com/psL4yPSR0K
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 13, 2020
Portland’s Mayor is now asking federal agents to follow the same restrictions he placed on the police.
Tim Pool said it best:
Seems like the Trump supporters were right
Democrats would call Trump a dictator as soon as he used Federal forces to quell the civil unrest
They’re now calling US Marshals defending Federal Property an
“Occupying Army”https://t.co/EWraq1Q4Pd
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) July 13, 2020
