Antifa Attacks Fellow Portland Protester for Carrying American Flag

Antifa Attacks Fellow Portland Protester for Carrying American Flag
Antifa members and counter protesters gather during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, California on Aug. 27, 2017. Amy Osborne/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
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Members of the domestic terrorist organization known as Antifa physically assaulted a man who describes himself as “slightly progressive” for carrying an American flag at a protest in Portland, Oregon, that quickly turned violent.

Paul Welch, 38, joined a “counterprotest” on Aug. 4 in response to a right-wing rally at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. As he held the flag, a group of black-clad Antifa members approached and told him to dispose of the flag, which they called a “fascist” symbol. But Welch didn’t give in to their demands.

Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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