{"id":540996,"date":"2021-05-26T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=540996"},"modified":"2021-05-26T07:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:51:04","slug":"extremists-in-portland-attack-police-officers-vandalize-businesses-set-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremists-in-portland-attack-police-officers-vandalize-businesses-set-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremists In Portland Attack Police Officers, Vandalize Businesses, Set Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fextremists-in-portland-attack-police-officers-vandalize-businesses-set-fires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=540996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Fire-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Extremists identified by journalists as being antifa reportedly attacked law enforcement officers in Portland on Tuesday night while vandalizing businesses and lighting fires along the road.<\/p>\n<p>The riot happened after a separate peaceful rally had taken place earlier in the evening that Portland police described as activists \u201csing[ing] and chant[ing] as they walked peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few hours after the peaceful event took place, a group of people \u201cwearing helmets and carrying gas masks, backpacks and tote bags\u201d arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Portland police declared a riot and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1397496024520962049\">described<\/a> the events that unfolded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People tried to get a fire started in the dumpster. Many people approached the Justice Center holding umbrellas to obscure their actions and movements. At least two people pried at doors on the north side of the building. Several people used umbrellas to conceal their actions and lit a fire in the dumpster at about 9:21 p.m. while people chanted to burn the building down.<\/li>\n<li>Officers moved toward the crowd to create space for Portland Fire and Rescue to safely enter the block to put out the dumpster fire against the building. People threw frozen water bottles, glass bottles, eggs and metal spikes at officers and fired mortar-style fireworks at officers. People tore down fencing around Chapman Square Park and used fence segments to block Southwest 4th Avenue near Southwest Main Street.<\/li>\n<li>Police cleared metal spikes from the street so firefighters could get close enough to extinguish the fire. People in the crowd formed rows while those closer to the front of the crowd held umbrellas to obscure the view behind them. People from further back threw objects at officers including frozen water bottles, eggs and metal spikes. When the fire was out and firefighters got safely away, officers deployed smoke then left the area.<\/li>\n<li>While the crowd blocked the intersection of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Southwest Main Street, some people incited others to move through the city to destroy property. At about 9:51 p.m. the crowd of over 200 moved west toward City Hall where people broke out windows. They walked north along Southwest 5th Avenue breaking windows and damaging property.<\/li>\n<li>As the crowd walked through downtown, some people broke windows and damaged property at businesses. Slowly, as the number of people in the crowd became smaller and smaller, they began to spread out, fight among themselves and light occasional trash can fires. People within the crowd were overheard saying the night was a success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8382352941176\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Portland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antifa<\/a> tried to burn down the Justice Center tonight to commemorate their burning of the same occupied facility a year ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZW8mIwIl1\">pic.twitter.com\/jZW8mIwIl1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397416321781059585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0527950310559\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch with the sound on: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antifa<\/a> in Portland continue their rampage through downtown, smashing up windows on businesses indiscriminately. The riot was organized to honor the life of amateur adult film performer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeorgeFloyd<\/a> on the anniversary of his death. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jSpGNFOBd\">pic.twitter.com\/9jSpGNFOBd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397447254550536195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.0140186915888\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antifa<\/a> set off a smoke bomb to conceal themselves before proceeding to smash up Portland City Hall at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeorgeFloyd<\/a> riot tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PortlandRiots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PortlandRiots<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYMOvzL3op\">pic.twitter.com\/HYMOvzL3op<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397420739045646338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.6201923076923\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cF\u2014 capitalism\u201d <br \/>\u201cDie Nazis\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antifa<\/a> smashed up another Starbucks &amp; threw a firework inside to try and set the place on fire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yu1L0x6ItS\">pic.twitter.com\/Yu1L0x6ItS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397426027899412486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9441624365482\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Antifa<\/a> in Portland vandalized a driver\u2019s car &amp; slashed his tires at the riot tonight. Police aren\u2019t making any arrests so far. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GPUTBgPYIj\">pic.twitter.com\/GPUTBgPYIj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397425477074100226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2931034482759\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antifa<\/a> have dispersed to other parts of downtown Portland tonight after setting the fire &amp; smashing up city hall, they\u2019re now targeting businesses again. They\u2019re breaking into stores so that others will loot them.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2uQrKSvqiJ\">pic.twitter.com\/2uQrKSvqiJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397422370642534408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.3516483516484\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Portland Police were hit with mortar fireworks from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antifa<\/a> when they retreated from the riot. Antifa set a large fire on the side of the Justice Center that required police &amp; the fire department to respond. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzALkqfniP\">pic.twitter.com\/DzALkqfniP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397421559619325954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2181818181818\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police have retreated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antifa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antifa<\/a> riot in downtown Portland. The rioters then marched across park to smash up City Hall again. They have done this repeatedly &amp; even forced their way inside last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pdDRsmEts8\">pic.twitter.com\/pdDRsmEts8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1397417164487860226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-ag-pick-merrick-garland-far-left-rioters-attacking-federal-courthouse-not-domestic-terrorism-because-its-at-night-when-court-is-closed\">asked<\/a> during his Senate confirmation hearing in February if he regarded the extremist violence in Portland as \u201cacts of domestic extremism, domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, senator, my own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition is the use of violence or threats of violence in attempt to disrupt democratic processes,\u201d Garland responded. \u201cSo an attack on a courthouse while in operation, trying to prevent judges from actually deciding cases that plainly is, um, domestic extremism, um, domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn attack simply on government property at night or any other kind of circumstances is a clear crime and a serious one and should be punished,\u201d Garland responded. \u201cI don\u2019t mean, I don\u2019t know enough about the facts of the example you\u2019re talking about, but that\u2019s where I draw the line when it one is, both are criminal, but one is a core attack on our democratic institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extremists identified by journalists as being antifa reportedly attacked law enforcement officers in Portland on Tuesday night while vandalizing businesses and lighting fires along the road.The riot happened after a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313074,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Fire-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Extremists In Portland Attack Police Officers, Vandalize Businesses, Set Fires","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Fire-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Extremists In Portland Attack Police Officers, Vandalize Businesses, Set Fires","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}