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Portland Mayor Finally Pledges To ‘Push Back Harder’ Against Violent Protests Following NYE Riot

Emily Zanotti
Portland Mayor Finally Pledges To ‘Push Back Harder’ Against Violent Protests Following NYE Riot
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Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler says he’s finally ready to push back against violent “anti-fascist” protesters following a New Year’s Eve riot — and even called out “Antifa” by name in a New Year’s statement.

As The Daily Wire reported Saturday, “anti-fascist” protesters, who have been demonstrating — and often rioting — in Portland nearly every night since Memorial Day weekend, doubled down on their destructive efforts over New Year’s, tossing Molotov cocktails into buildings, setting businesses and restaurants alight, and launched “large, commercial-grade aerial fireworks” at a federal courthouse in downtown Portland.

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