This week, radical protests against law enforcement and the American system included church vandalism, attacks on cops, and harassment of city officials who aren't toeing the left-wing line.
6. Denver Protesters Call for End to America
A day after Americans cast their ballots in the 2020 election, protesters in Denver called for the end of our democratic republic, chanting, "No borders, no walls, no USA at all!" Local police ended up arresting eight demonstrators suspected of assault and weapons violations, while some local businesses were vandalized.
"Death to fascism and the liberalism that enables it" was written on the banner protesters carried.
'No borders, no walls, no USA at all," chants a crowd in Denver, CO
https://t.co/arUUEHfyRX— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 5, 2020
5. National Guard Deployed to Confront Portland Rioters
Authorities in Portland declared a riot and deployed the National Guard to confront those the governor called "self-styled anarchist protesters," who smashed windows and threw a firework at law enforcement officers. The riot led to 12 arrests, and police seized a loaded rifle with a full magazine from one of the arrestees. Gov. Kate Brown (D.) said the group had "no discernible goal other than to cause violence and vandalism."
Broken windows at Wildfang at Harvey Milk & 10th pic.twitter.com/GTvWDWabeM
— Mike Benner (@MikeBennerKGW) November 5, 2020
Loaded rifle seized in arrest. Deputies arrested a man believed to have thrown a Molotov cocktail at PPB officers. Deps. seized a rifle w/ a full magazine. They also recovered add'l magazines, commercial grade fireworks, a knife & spray paint cans. Arrest info to come later. pic.twitter.com/8kERARSSQw
— Multnomah Co. Sheriff’s Office (@MultCoSO) November 5, 2020
4. Over 50 Protesters Arrested in New York City Day After Election
On the day after the election, the New York City Police Department arrested more than 50 anti-Trump and anti-police protesters who lit street fires and chucked objects at officers.
We support everyone's right to self-expression, but setting fires puts others at risk and will not be tolerated. We are working to de-escalate the situation near Morton Street in the West Village to prevent further damage from occurring. pic.twitter.com/4nTK6UUBzC
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 5, 2020
3. Woman Charged After Spitting in NYPD Sergeant's Face
An anti-police protester spit in the face of an NYPD sergeant during a post-election protest and was promptly arrested. She has been arrested twice before during anti-police protests in September and October and is not a New York resident.
A woman is arrested in New York City after she spat on a police officer’s face and screamed 'f*ck you, fascist"
pic.twitter.com/9wwxZuFgxz— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 5, 2020
2. Portland Protesters Intimidate City Commissioner Who Voted Against Defunding Police
Portland protesters marched to the home of a city commissioner after he voted down an amendment to defund the police. Participants shone bright lights and threw objects at the house, shattering glass and breaking a flower pot. Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly and dispersed the group, arresting two. Mayor Ted Wheeler (D.) later called the demonstration "reprehensible."
2101 - March arrives at Dan Ryan’s. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/HBbdoMMGyn
— Clementson Supriyadi (@cdsupriyadi) November 6, 2020
1. Antifa Smashes Church’s Windows, Halting Homeless Outreach
Vandals in Portland, part of a protest group chanting "all cops are bastards" and "black lives matter," smashed the windows of St. André Bessette Catholic Church, which is known for sheltering and feeding the homeless. The damage to the building forced the parish to close its shelter.
Saint André Bessette Church has windows bashed out. Down the street, people throw things out of windows at this group. @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/YVknkdlbFL
— Brenna Kelly (@BrennaKellyNews) November 5, 2020