But it was the roving skirmishes that lasted for hours afterward and the jockeying to declare victory by the various factions that eventually eclipsed the earlier showdown.
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A confluence of protesters on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum merged on Portland’s waterfront Saturday in a tense but relatively uneventful face-off that brought #PortlandProtest national attention. http://bit.ly/31JhBjX pic.twitter.com/OXitINUKJL
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About 4:15 p.m., police declared the event a civil disturbance because of crowds blocking streets near Pioneer Courthouse Square.
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Portland police made arrests around town -- 13 by 3:30 p.m. -- as people posted video of the confrontations
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The Proud Boys put out a news release late Saturday afternoon saying they would return to Portland monthly unless Mayor Ted Wheeler “takes charge and removes the scourge of violent domestic terrorists from his city,” referring to antifa.
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Opposite ends of the spectrum? You mean white supremacists and the people that oppose them?
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If you want to make a difference go volunteer, get people to register to vote, feed the homeless, pick up garbage that isn't yours, may be do good instead of pretending its Halloween. Our children are watching...
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What was being protested?
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