Here’s What Happened When Right and Left-Wing Protesters Talked it Out in Portland

Portland averted large-scale street violence over the weekend as a mix of right-wing groups gathered Saturday to proclaim their love of America — and their disgust with Antifascists. While Antifascist organized its own counter-protest, law enforcement mostly kept the two groups apart.

The spectacle only seemed to underscore a growing sense of division in the country. VICE News spent the day talking with various participants, including a man who drove from more than 400 miles away in order to understand why, as he put it, people are so angry.

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Full Credits
Producer: Kristin Fraser
Reporting: Arielle Duhaime-Ross
Cinematography: Jeff Mercado, Jessey Dearing

This segment originally aired August 20, 2019 on VICE News Tonight on HBO.