Portland Police arrest a protester during a protest against racial injustice and police brutality near the Portland Police East Precinct in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Brandon Johnson and The Juice Crew try to deescalate before events like this can take place. SECOND -- Salem Activist Travel To Portland
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More protests are expected in Portland, Oregon, throughout the weekend following violent demonstrations this week as unrest in the Northwest city continues. Since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis protests have occurred nightly for 70 days. Police say demonstrators threw or launched items including rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks toward officers early Saturday. Oregon State Police joined officers in clearing the protest outside a public safety building. Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler said this week the violent protesters are also serving as political “props” for President Donald Trump’s reelection. Trump has tried to portray the protesters as “sick and dangerous anarchists” running wild in the city’s streets.
President Trump slams Democrats: "They want every city to be a Portland, to be a Chicago… We will save the United States of America." pic.twitter.com/cYToXV8tNz
— The Hill (@thehill) August 8, 2020
