November 16, 2016
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Rattled Trump
c ontinued froM f ront
Upset over the president-elect’s
comments about minorities and
the effect he will have on their
communities, the nation and
world, the protesters then walked
to Benson High School in north-
east Portland for a rally, and then
up to Lloyd Center before heading
north to Jefferson High School.
The student march was com-
pletely peaceful, unlike some of
the other Portland demonstrations
that started off peaceful but led to
standoffs with police in riot gear
and more than 100 arrests.
One of the most violent epi-
sodes occurred Thursday night
after Portland’s Resistance spon-
sored a protest that drew thou-
sands of people, but after more
Cameron Whitten, a long time
Portland activist, witnessed the
Morrison Bridge melee but said
he didn’t see the shot that injured
the bystander.
“Someone pointed a gun in the
air and started shooting,” he said.
Police suspected that gang
members were involved in the
gunfire that wounded a person in
the leg. The car used was identi-
fied and arrests were later made.
Whitten said he was proud that
so many Portlanders were mak-
ing a difference by confronting
Trump’s election and sparking a
national and world resistance to a
political leader who “has built his
career on family privilege, law-
suits and a presidential campaign
built on hateful comments.”
He called Trump’s election a
photo by A lex M ilAn t rAcy /Ap
Numerous cars at the Toyota of Portland dealership on Northeast Broadway were smashed Thursday
night after a protest against Donald Trump and his election as president turned into a riot blamed on
anarchists.
He said some people were us-
supports peaceful protest by peo- testers’ walking on to freeways
ple exercising their constitutional and blocking light rail lines is ing the protests as cover for “Out-
rights, but he cautioned that pro- dangerous for everyone involved. rageous, bad, criminal behavior.”
photo by M Ark W Ashington /t he p ortlAnd o bserver
A window broken by rioters during a Thursday night protest against
Donald Trump’s election is boarded up Friday morning in the Pearl
District of northwest Portland.
than five hours of protesting end-
ed in a riot. Officers fired rubber
baton rounds and arrested at least
29 people who refused to disperse
after some protesters smashed
windows, spray-painted buildings
and ignited a dumpster on fire.
Authorities attributed the van-
dalism to outside anarchists who
did more than $1 million in dam-
ages, including using a bat to
break car windows at the Toyota
of Portland dealership on North-
east Broadway and the smashing
of windows in the Pearl District of
northwest Portland.
On Friday night, thousands
took to the streets again in a
Trump protest that started at 5
p.m. but came to a conclusion
after 1 a.m. when a protester was
shot on the Morrison Bridge when
people got out of a car with a gun
and got into some sort of dispute
with marchers.
national tragedy
McKelvey issued a statement
from Portland’s Resistance after
Thursday night’s riot to disavow
destructive behavior by anarchists
and apologize for damages caused
by others.
“We sincerely apologize to
anyone whose property was dam-
aged, even though it was not done
by our group, and we invite you
to join us, to heal, and to consid-
er the conditions that enrage, en-
flame and divide us. Together we
can heal this divide,” he said.
The group partnered with orga-
nizations to repair the damage to a
state office building in the Lloyd
District and to other small and
local businesses that were vandal-
ized. Online fundraising for the ef-
fort as of Monday morning, drew
more than $52,000.
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales
issued statements that said he