Breaking news out of Portland where a Trump supporter was just knocked unconscious after a fight broke out between pro- and anti-Trump forces at a protest at Portland International Airport:
Pro Trump supporter knocked unconscious at #PDX protest pic.twitter.com/bASmieQjJU
— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) January 30, 2017
A “Bible Believers” Trump preacher is in the ground, hurt. A Reverend told me he saw them punch protesters earlier #PDXProtest #muslimban pic.twitter.com/OimM2xwPaf
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 30, 2017
The Trump supporters may have started the altercation:
https://twitter.com/dougbrown8/status/825875919772332032
Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie, here for the protest, said he saw the Bible Believers/Trump preachers punching people, said the PPB did nothing
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 30, 2017
The injured Trump supporter was evacuated by the police:
Pro Trump supporter who was knocked out, carried away by Police. Looks like all Pro-Trump people are gone. pic.twitter.com/VnT1RsmDV9
— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) January 30, 2017
Riot cops carried the hurt pro-trump “bible believers” preacher to an elevator #PDXProtest #muslimban pic.twitter.com/5owGjcl8At
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 30, 2017
Several people were reportedly shot by rubber bullets:
Two people were shot with rubber bullets by riot cops in the airport during the preacher-punching fracas. Here’s one #PDXProtest #Muslimban pic.twitter.com/kTTz5uDd2b
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 30, 2017
No violence should have occurred. @PortlandPolice could have intervened early to prevent. #MuslimBan https://t.co/cYmazEVo7b @tedwheeler
— Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie (@RevChuckCurrie) January 30, 2017
Here’s video of the “preachers” from before the fight:
Oh man, those pro-Trump preachers are here on the second level, where march is going #PDXProtest #muslimban pic.twitter.com/Be8oKNmJJm
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) January 30, 2017
So, how did the fight really start?
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