“Members of the right-wing Proud Boys militia group and left-wing Antifa, also known as anti-fascists, clashed at a rally in downtown Portland on Saturday, according to the Portland Tribune. The confrontation took place at a religious gathering organized by Pastor Artur Pawlowski at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Pawlowski is a controversial Canadian pastor known for his street sermons. He has previously claimed that floods in Canada were caused by God’s unhappiness about homosexuality and has called police who enforce COVID-19 safety rules “Nazis.” The Portland Tribune reported that around 50 people attended Pawlowski’s event and that members of the Proud Boys appeared to be acting as event security” Insider.com reports.
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