Portland family parade becomes battlefield for US activists
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Portland, Oregon
THE annual Roses Parade that snakes along 82nd Avenue here each year provides families with familiar springtime escapism. Church clubs and veterans groups hold banners and wave. Members of the local Chinese-American community bring their dramatic lion dance. The "clown prince" makes an appearance on his clown-car "throne". But not this year. In place of the family-friendly scenes on Saturday were masked protesters, police armoured in riot gear and about 100 people waving Trump campaign flags and sporting "Make America Great Again" hats.
Right-wing vlogger Joey Gibson shouted into a bullhorn: "We're here to stand tall and stand against their threats!"
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