
On this day, August 30, 2020, President Trump and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) traded harsh criticism of each other over violent clashes between anti-racism protesters and conservative counter protesters, a day after the fatal shooting of a member of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer. Patriot Prayer's founder, Joey Gibson, has held pro-Trump rallies repeatedly in Portland and other cities since 2016. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced that state police will patrol the nightly protests in Portland with help from officers from neighboring communities.