OREGON CITY — Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters staged a motorcade Monday near the protest-hit US city of Portland, where demonstrators, police and right-wing groups have clashed in months of anti-racism demonstrations. Groups of armed men in paramilitary gear were among the crowd that included families and older people before some 300 vehicles drove through Oregon City, a Portland suburb. The nightly protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May. President Donald Trump has cast the city as being under siege by “thugs” engaged in “domestic terrorism,” though the demonstrations have been peaceful for the most part. Art White, a Vietnam veteran from Portland said he came to support his president, adding he felt he needed to stand up for his country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 07, 2020 23:03 UTC