House Majority Leader Hoyer says he doesn't accept the 'premise' that Antifa is violent
"I don't know that to be the case," Hoyer said in response to GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert referring to Antifa and BLM as "violent."
"I don't know that to be the case," Hoyer said in response to GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert referring to Antifa and BLM as "violent."
'Hearing will highlight how Antifa and other anarchists are hijacking peaceful protests,' said the Texas GOP senator.
"Radical Left ANTIFA SCUM was easily rebuffed today by the big D.C. MAGA Rally crowd, only to return at night, after 99% of the crowd had left, to assault elderly people and families," Trump said in a tweet.
Portland has long been a focal point for violent left-wing rioters and attracted considerable attention during the George Floyd riots, with many members of Antifa attacking a federal courthouse.
Ngo, who has been attacked by Antifa members, said such violence will persist until the government takes action
Trump also told reporters that he would be willing to designate the far-left group "Antifa" as a "domestic terrorist organization," even though no official designation currently exists.
The organizers encouraged participants to wear yellow to represent unity. However, some marchers went as far as wearing inflatable costumes that have become emblematic outside ICE facilities, particularly in Portland, where there has been a crackdown on Antifa violence.
Practice things like an eye gouge, it takes very little pressure to injure someone's eyes," someone says in one of the videos.