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THREAD: Yesterday following a pro-Trump/anti-lockdown protest in Salem, OR, riot police fired sting balls at conservatives and Proud Boys who refused to step back while trying to confront counter-protesters.

Filmed by @MaranieRae for @N2Sreports. Contact me for licensing.

In the moments before the sting-ball incident, portions of the right-wing crowd including Proud Boys came across a group of counter-protesters they identified as "antifa" and began chanting "Fuck antifa!" before police stepped in between.

Folks on the right got particularly agitated as two of the BLM counter-protesters made their way around the police line, one with a paintball gun and one with a firearm.

"What the fuck is going on?" asked one.

"Remove this man right now!" he ordered cops, who didn't listen.

Police charged at the right-wingers as a fight seemingly broke out in the distance.

Officers deployed tear gas and at least one flash grenade, and made a single arrest of a right-winger toward the end of this clip.

"Just tell them we're antifa and they'll give us a handjob!" yelled a conservative angry that one of his comrades was being arrested.

Police continued pushing forward against the right, using sting balls and tear gas.

"No more backing the blue!" one yelled at them.

"Fuck the blue!"

Originally, this sweatshirt reading "Back the blue PDX" with a thin blue line was brought in support of officers by the right.

By the end of the rally in Salem, Oregon, they were trying to burn it.

As the police dispersed, the right wingers took turns stepping on the thin blue line flag they had originally brought to support the cops.

"You have been declared to be treasonists," one yelled at officers leaving. "Only one punishment for treason."

"Fuck the blue!"

Earlier in the day, Trump supporters, Proud Boys and conservatives - some armed - had begun their rally at the state capitol in Salem, Oregon.

They spoke about preparing for "war" and how they were there to support Trump and oppose "Kate Brown's tyrannical emergency law."

The group marched in pouring rain to Gov. Kate Brown's mansion where they held more speeches:

"Even if there was a pandemic, one that was dangerous and spreading uncontrolled, no government body has the power to destroy our way of life by their order!"

Riot police came to protect the Governor's mansion, but violence didn't break out there.

"We will stand strong for our President Donald J Trump and we will not cower and back down to the hypocrites and tyranny of this pathetic lie!" one speaker said.

"End the lockdowns now!"

Here is the full @N2Sreports video summary of the violent face-off that occurred between right-wingers and the police yesterday afternoon.

Shot by @MaranieRae

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Here is the full @N2Sreports video summary of the anti-lockdown/pro-Trump protest that occurred at the capitol and governor's mansion in Salem, OR ahead of the riot munitions incident.

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