| | Portland [[progressive]] Mayor Ted Wheeler did nothing to stop the violent protests.<ref>Wong, Kristina (June 29, 2019). [ttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-under-fire-for-not-stopping-antifa-protests/ :*Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Under Fire for Not Stopping Antifa Protests]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Sen. [[Ted Cruz]] called on federal law enforcement to investigate Portland officials, including Wheeler himself, who ordered police to stand down as citizens were beaten.<ref>https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1145212985692119041</ref><ref>https://t.co/5xyCDARICl</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/30/andy-ngo-journalist-rally-injured/</ref> In a break with precedent, [[CNN]]'s Brian Stetler grudgingly reported the attack on Ngo, a [[conservative]] journalist, by a violent leftwing mob.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-brian-stelter-condemns-antifa-assault-of-independent-journalist-andy-ngo/</ref> At a [[White House]] conference on [[authoritarian]] domination and [[censorship]] by [[Big Tech]] and [[social media]], President Trump highlighted the case of Andy Ngo and the negative effect unchecked leftist ideology has on society.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSyUW3SgVWQ</ref> | | Portland [[progressive]] Mayor Ted Wheeler did nothing to stop the violent protests.<ref>Wong, Kristina (June 29, 2019). [ttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-under-fire-for-not-stopping-antifa-protests/ :*Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Under Fire for Not Stopping Antifa Protests]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Sen. [[Ted Cruz]] called on federal law enforcement to investigate Portland officials, including Wheeler himself, who ordered police to stand down as citizens were beaten.<ref>https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1145212985692119041</ref><ref>https://t.co/5xyCDARICl</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/30/andy-ngo-journalist-rally-injured/</ref> In a break with precedent, [[CNN]]'s Brian Stetler grudgingly reported the attack on Ngo, a [[conservative]] journalist, by a violent leftwing mob.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-brian-stelter-condemns-antifa-assault-of-independent-journalist-andy-ngo/</ref> At a [[White House]] conference on [[authoritarian]] domination and [[censorship]] by [[Big Tech]] and [[social media]], President Trump highlighted the case of Andy Ngo and the negative effect unchecked leftist ideology has on society.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSyUW3SgVWQ</ref> |
| − | | + | In August 2019, there was more Portland riots; innocent people attacked by liberal fascist Antifa mob.<ref>Murphy, James (August 19, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/33178-leftwing-antifa-terrorist-violence-erupts-in-portland-proud-boys-score-p-r-win Left-wing Antifa Terrorist Violence Erupts in Portland; “Proud Boys” Score P.R. Win]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 19, 2019.</ref> [[Leftist]] anti-Trump couple Leopold Hauser and Adebisi Okueye were both arrested on third-degree assault felony charges for assaulting a Trump supporter wearing a MAGA hat in a Portland bar.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/angry-leftist-thugs-who-beat-maga-supporter-in-portland-bar-arraigned-on-felony-assault-charges/ Angry Leftist Thugs Who Beat MAGA Supporter in Portland Bar Arraigned On Felony Assault Charges] at the Gateway Pundit</ref><ref>Szabo, Richard (August 27, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/man-and-woman-arrested-after-punching-trump-supporter-wearing-maga-hat_3057432.html Man and Woman Arrested After Punching Trump Supporter Wearing MAGA Hat]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved August 27, 2019.</ref> |