Trump Supporters Show up in Portland After 90 Nights of Violence, ” MAGA Drag the Interstate”

Reporters in Portland posted on Twitter that there are some 600 cars participating in the conservative pro-Trump car caravan just outside Portland and the group was planning to drive through Clackamas to Portland. Antifa are discussing ways to oppose & stop them. They were unsuccessful in getting the rally cancelled.

The event was taking place in a Portland suburb (Clackamas). The event is peaceful. The name of the group that organized the group is called “Maga Drag the Interstate”.

https://twitter.com/BriefSpell/status/1299885478590603264?s=20

” They’re all going to drive into Portland. Antifa have used nails and other sharp objects to pop tires at their riots,” Andy Ngo posted on Twitter. “The travel route has been released. Looks like they’re all staying on the highway around Portland and are not going into downtown.,” he said.

It has begun https://t.co/F24oO3ghyH

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 29, 2020

A Correspondent for the New York Times posted video and commentary:

The event hasn't officially begun, but it's already tense. A Trump supporter just pulled off his coat, ready to fight. pic.twitter.com/iECkockFIM

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 29, 2020

“Organizers encouraged concealed carry to the event, but some are open carrying,” Barker said. “With the usual caveat that I’m terrible at crowd estimates, I’d say about 1,000 people are here throughout the parking lot right now and maybe like 1 million flags. The current plan is to drive into Portland as a huge caravan at 6 p.m.” he said.

Some of the BLM crowd is leaving. The Trump crowd is following them. pic.twitter.com/3xoTbxLatT

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 29, 2020

Another reporter posted on Twitter:

Hundreds of cars are gathered in the parking lot of Clackamas Town Center. We’re told this is a cruise rally in support of President Trump. Staff with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office tell me this group will leave at 6:00 and drive as a group into Portland. pic.twitter.com/tODyW4ARgX

— Megan Allison (@mallisonKATU) August 29, 2020

Police were on the sceene, and directing traffic, trying to keep things under control.

Portland riot police officers are now on the roadway directing traffic & keeping counter-protesters away from pro-Trump rally vehicles. #PortlandProtests #PDXProtests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/AQgNdFcQn8

— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) August 30, 2020

The far left was “Terrified”.

What is happening in Portland suburbs tonight is a sign of what’s to come everywhere in Trump’s America: far-right hate groups and armed militias rolling in with guns and impunity. I have friends who live there and they are terrified! This is authoritarianism. Vote!

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 30, 2020

https://twitter.com/TheScoopUSA/status/1299867728740790279?s=20

The event was identified as a Trump Caravan and Back the Blue rally:

https://twitter.com/anoncatanoncat/status/1299883308600434688?s=20

According to their website, MagaDragTheInternet.com their mission is:

“American patriots from all corners of the Country will gather together and organize into rolling flag parade caravans within their States. They will circle their highways and byways, ending at their capital cities in a glorious flurry of red, white, and blue–and a big ol’ heap of old-fashioned American patriotism.

In cities across the Country participants will begin in several major cities from areas around their state to form local caravans that will eventually combine into a single, large rolling parade that will route through the Capital city and spread a message of hope, unity, and patriotism.”