Portland right-wing rally organizer and former Info-Wars staffer Joe Biggs declared victory after Trump tweeted that he is giving "major consideration" to naming "Antifa" a terrorist organization.
August 18, 2019

Following another rally from the far right extremist group, the Proud Boys, where they were greatly outnumbered by the anti-fascists in Portland, Oregon, one of the organizers declared victory thanks to Trump once again giving aid and comfort to white nationalists with this tweet that went out Saturday morning:

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More via the Huff Po:

A former Infowars staffer who organized the Proud Boys protest in Portland Saturday deemed the “mission” a success because President Donald Trump sided with the right-wing extremist group against the anti-fascists.

“Go look at President Trump’s Twitter,” Joe Biggs told The Oregonian (see the video above). “He talked about Portland, said he’s watching antifa. That’s all we wanted. We wanted national attention, and we got it. Mission success.”

Biggs said he was pleased with the relatively peaceful day between the Proud Boys — which describes its members as “Western chauvinists” — and counterprotesters, who included anti-fascist activists. Portland police reported that at least 13 people were arrested and six were injured.

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Instead of addressing increasing right-wing violence, however, Trump repeated on the day of the Portland protest that he is considering labeling the leftist antifa a “terrorist” organization. “Antifa” is a blanket term that refers to a decentralized network of leftist, anti-fascist organizations that take on far-right protesters in the streets, sometimes violently. Nor have anti-fascist activists been linked to a single death, unlike gunmen compelled by extreme right-wing views.

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