A riot was declared in downtown Portland after demonstrators after multiple statues were spray-painted and toppled, while the windows and glass doors to the Oregon Historical Society were smashed out.
The statues pulled down were of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln during an event that organizers dubbed “Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage.”
President Trump issued a series of tweets condemning the actions and calling on the FBI to “get” the “Biden fools” and “Antifa radicals.”
Trump: The Radical Left fools in Portland don’t want any help from real Law Enforcement which we will provide instantaneously. Vote!
Delaware GOP Senate Candidate Lauren Witzke: This is what the modern-day Left does!
This is what the modern-day Left does!
— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) October 12, 2020
Put these animals in jail, now. The Radical Left only knows how to take advantage of very dumb “leadership” fools. This is Biden! Law & Order!
Put these animals in jail, now. The Radical Left only knows how to take advantage of very dumb “leadership” fools. This is Biden! Law & Order! https://t.co/w0yH3SqnrB
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
Taking advantage of fools. Law & Order! Portland, call in the Feds!
Taking advantage of fools. Law & Order! Portland, call in the Feds! https://t.co/rJl9IVxdMM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
These are Biden fools. ANTIFA RADICALS. Get them FBI, and get them now!
These are Biden fools. ANTIFA RADICALS. Get them FBI, and get them now! https://t.co/RI9fH6sC1g
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
In the video of the Roosevelt statue being pulled down, a woman can be heard saying “f*ck all you colonizers, every single one of you that’s against black lives matter can f*ck the f*ck off, we’re done with colonizers.”
Authorities issued a public warning that anyone involved in criminal behavior would be subject to arrest, but it is unclear how many arrests were made in the wake of the riot declaration.
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