HBO’s John Oliver: Portland Protests “Mostly Peaceful”

The liberal propaganda machine is firing on all cylinders to conceal from their followers the severity of the chaos going on in Portland. 

Or maybe they all know how radical it is and just want to feel good about it. 

As we just covered, Dem. Rep Jerry Nadler has just called Antifa in Portland, "a myth."

Now we have another talking head, HBO's John Oliver, calling the riots "mostly peaceful."

From OregonLive.Com:

The ongoing protests in Portland got more national TV attention Sunday night courtesy of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” as the host tore into President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal troops, and Fox News’ “the end of America as we know it” portrayal of what’s been happening in the Rose City.

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Oliver began Sunday’s episode of his weekly HBO show by talking about what’s been going on in Portland, which he called “The Nature Valley Granola Bar of U.S. cities, in that it’s crunchy, messy, and, let’s be honest, nobody’s first choice.”

The host went on to talk about how the news has recently been dominated by images from the protests, which began as a response to the killing of George Floyd and to systemic racism and police brutality. In recent weeks, the protests have become larger and more heated, following President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal officers charged with protecting federal property in downtown Portland, where nightly demonstrations that generally begin in a peaceful manner have regularly become more chaotic in late-night and early morning hours.

Oliver took issue with Trump’s claiming that local officials wanted the federal deployment, citing comments from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, in which both stated exactly the opposite, and called on the federal forces to leave.

The host also alluded to a supposed pattern of federal officers throwing protesters in unmarked vans, though The Oregonian/OregonLive recently wrote: “While reports of federal officers scooping up citizens and placing them in unmarked vans without probable cause has generated extensive headlines, lawsuits and national outrage, only one Portland protester, 29-year-old Mark Pettibone, has provided a first-hand account of this occurring. There is also a widely circulated video on social media of another, unidentified man dressed in black being approached by men in camouflage, being detained and walked to unmarked van and driven off.”

The Portland protests have been mostly peaceful, Oliver said, though there have been “some isolated chaotic incidents.” Oliver also alluded to local protesters objecting to Portland police having used tear gas, and how Wheeler, as the mayor and police commissioner was also blamed, “to the point where Wheeler actually became known as ‘Tear Gas Teddy,' which I guarantee you, is set to be this Christmas’ worst-selling toy.”

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