By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com
What began as a flag waving event and a pre-reserved gathering of Clackamette Park by the Proud Boys turned into a counter protest by Antifa and all-out fight and exchange of mace.
Zane Sparling of the Portland Tribune captured the event:
Proud Boys and antifa clash in Portland area as police declare riot pic.twitter.com/5I9rFWGQLk
— Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) June 18, 2021
Proud Boys take picnic pavilion in clash with antifa near Portland right now pic.twitter.com/AuED7pSZWI
— Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) June 18, 2021
The clash was an escalation of a previous encounter between the two groups days ago when anarchists tried to protest a flag waving gathering by the similar group.