A series of Saturday clashes between Antifa and right-wing groups were caught on video and posted to Twitter by journalists Andy Ngo, Elijah Schaffer and others.
Portland’s Rose City Antifa comprised one of the leftist groups there to oppose right-wing demonstrators from various organizations, including Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, and Three Percenters.
President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday morning that the city was “being watched very closely” with consideration “being given to naming Antifa” a terrorist organization.
Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an “ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.” Portland is being watched very closely. Hopefully the Mayor will be able to properly do his job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 17, 2019
TheBlaze reporter Elijah Schaffer documented interactions throughout the day, including Antifa being joined by “about 300 other people from generic liberals, the NAACP, dog fetish sex costumes, the lgbtq community and much much more.” (RELATED: Watch: Antifa Members Condone Violence Against Journalist Andy Ngo)
PORTLAND: About 80 Antifa already gathered and about 300 other people from generic liberals, the NAACP, dog fetish sex costumes, the lgbtq ????️???? community and much much more.
Things are peaceful, mostly songs and speeches so far, group is growing pic.twitter.com/C99K2Dwbr7
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
The current resistance standing up against the police pic.twitter.com/oF7c9kFLfA
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Everyone calling the cops F**king racists pic.twitter.com/3OXFP0y5M1
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Schaffer posted a photo of a shirtless man “leading Antifa.”
This is who’s leading Antifa pic.twitter.com/yTmg148DGi
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Antifa just threw a shake at this older gentlemen walking away from the protest pic.twitter.com/0CWBxks2rO
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Then, the action got underway:
Things are heating up in Portland pic.twitter.com/zwq75qozCF
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Pepper Bullets are officially being shot at protestors in Portland after at least one arrest has been confirmed pic.twitter.com/4Vs4MJqfOF
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Soon, Antifa was chasing protesters through Portland streets and clashing with the Proud Boys.
???? BREKAING ???? ANTIFA chases conservative protestors through Portland streets
They sprayed pepper spray, assaulted multiple victims including a young girl, tasered a teenager
Riot police on the scene, protestors on the ground cheered cops to jump off and kill themselves pic.twitter.com/baXhglUIRJ
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
???? BREAKING ???? Antifa has major CLASH with Proud Boys on Portland bridge in traffic
A serious assault took place on PB’s after they busted the door of the bus, they also threw a metal hammer at them.
I also got pepper sprayed in the face with many others. Sorry for language pic.twitter.com/UwRsY4qq6G
— Elijah Schaffer S.O. (@ElijahSchaffer) August 17, 2019
Anitfa throws rocks and hammers and smashes windows of bus that contained Proud Boys in it. Reporting live #PortlandProtest #antifa #proudboys pic.twitter.com/5ZT27gqHCD
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) August 17, 2019
Journalist Andy Ngo, who regularly covers Antifa in Portland and recently suffered a brain hemorrhage during an attack, captured or reposted several clips of footage as well.
A black man praises Jesus on a bullhorn. The shirtless protester yells at him: “Ain’t no f—ing white Jesus going to save the black man from the white man’s oppression, uncle Tom.” pic.twitter.com/CRMuxFF41p
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
This man was just taken down and arrested. According to @TPostMillennial, he may have had a gun. #PortlandProtest
pic.twitter.com/hZUgrpmxKY— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Independent journalist @Muffinpan503 was attacked & pepper sprayed. A woman tries to calm the angry shirtless man following him but is told to mind her own business as a white person. pic.twitter.com/SeQb2A2gTX
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
“I didn’t come to talk, I came to bring it out.” Things are getting tense at the antifa protest. Someone hit a man’s microphone to the ground.
I recognize this shirtless man from Seattle last year at another antifa protest. He came up to me and said, “Death is coming.” pic.twitter.com/mzK2i9y5Gl
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
As mob continued to follow the small group going to their cars, a masked antifa person ran up & stole the man’s flag. They mock the group before police finally step in again. They offer to escort the group, which angers the mob. Great footage captured by @TPostMillennial! pic.twitter.com/OMgeLDffkm
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
The aggressive antifa shirtless man who was threatening people was arrested by police. This angered the mob who said this was police bias. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/OYDsyLw3EY
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Ngo documented an Antifa mob chasing and attacking a man and a young girl who got separated from their group.
A large antifa mob chase & attack a man & a young girl who got separated from the others. No police. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/erceCRVnad
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
More anarchy and chaos in Portland by antifa. pic.twitter.com/WHr8VQWzhP
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Antifa attacks people on a bus. They try to pull them out and hit them with a hammer. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/JSkCE1Vrcy
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
Other attacks included a man who Ngo reported “was maced and beaten.”
Middle-age man was maced and beaten by an antifa mob. He was knocked unconscious to the ground. His partner or spouse was trying to protect him as mob still surrounded them. No police. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/eAhrMSEKU1
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2019
