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'''Patriot Prayer''' is an American ] group founded by ] in 2016 and based in ], a suburban city in the ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Right-Wing Slugger "Tiny" Toese Arrested Again While Trolling Portland|language=en-US|work=Willamette Week|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2017/12/10/right-wing-slugger-tiny-toese-arrested-again-while-trolling-portland/|url-status=live|access-date=December 11, 2017|quote=Patriot Prayer, a far-right protest group based out of Vancouver, Wash.|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211060144/http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2017/12/10/right-wing-slugger-tiny-toese-arrested-again-while-trolling-portland/}}</ref><ref name=may/> Since 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Karina|date=2021-02-27|title=Judge Rejects Far Right Leader's Claims of 'Political Persecution'|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-rejects-far-right-leaders-claims-of-political-persecution/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Courthouse News Service|language=en-US}}</ref> the group has organized several dozen<ref name="Hay and Borter" /> ], pro-] rallies held in cities in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Often met with large numbers of ]ers,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weise|first1=Elizabeth|title='Patriot Prayer' organizers in San Francisco blame left for violence|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/26/patriot-prayer-organizer-says-hes-willing-face-arrest-san-francisco/604899001/|access-date=September 24, 2017|work=USA Today|date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922041129/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/26/patriot-prayer-organizer-says-hes-willing-face-arrest-san-francisco/604899001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nouvelage|first1=Elijah|title='Victory': Thousands protest far right in San Francisco|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/thousands-protest-san-francisco-170827015700251.html|access-date=September 3, 2017|work=Al Jazeera|date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903112032/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/thousands-protest-san-francisco-170827015700251.html|url-status=live}}</ref> attendees have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups in the Portland area.<ref name="Hay and Borter" /> Far-right groups, such as the ],<ref name="Wilson2018">{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|date=August 5, 2018|title=Portland far-right rally: police charge counterprotesters with batons drawn|language=en|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/04/patriot-prayer-to-carry-guns-at-portland-rally-as-fears-of-violence-rise|url-status=live|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091854/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/04/patriot-prayer-to-carry-guns-at-portland-rally-as-fears-of-violence-rise|archive-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Jane Coaston" /> have attended the rallies organized by Patriot Prayer, as well as ], sparking controversy and violence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bivins|first=Mike|date=June 5, 2017|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/alt-rally-draws-protests-portland-oregon-170605081719281.html|title=Alt-right rally draws protests in Portland, Oregon|work=Aljazeera|access-date=September 23, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001711/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/alt-rally-draws-protests-portland-oregon-170605081719281.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Matarrese"/><ref name="Shepherd"/>


Patriot Prayer has focused on fighting ] and leftist groups; street fights between the groups, which have taken place since 2017, have frequently been filmed and posted online by observers and members.<ref name="Jane Coaston">{{Cite web|last=Coaston|first=Jane|date=2020-09-08|title=The pro-Trump, anti-left Patriot Prayer group, explained|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/9/8/21417403/patriot-prayer-explained-portland|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref> A brawl between Patriot Prayer and ] activists at ] in May 2019 led to criminal proceedings against members of the group. Three people pleaded guilty, while Gibson and another member were acquitted of their charges.<ref name="Zane Sparling" /><ref name="acquittal">{{cite news |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Judge acquits Patriot Prayer founder, one other, in riot trial |work=Statesman Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/07/20/judge-acquits-patriot-prayer-founder-one-other-in-riot-trial/65378124007/ |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref>
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Patriot Prayer has described itself as in favor of ]<ref name="kelly1">{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Heather|title=San Francisco marchers celebrate canceled 'free speech' rally|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|access-date=September 4, 2017|work=CNN|date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904150847/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and opposed to ].<ref>{{cite news|title=1,000+ expected at Portland protests Sunday; 'Patriot Prayer' leader changes location|url=http://katu.com/news/local/patriot-prayer-leader-changes-locations-to-thwart-counter-protests-in-portland-sunday|access-date=December 12, 2017|work=KATU News|date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083845/http://katu.com/news/local/patriot-prayer-leader-changes-locations-to-thwart-counter-protests-in-portland-sunday|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Westervelt|first=Eric|date=August 25, 2017|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/25/546007440/bay-area-braces-for-protests-charlottesville-has-raised-the-stakes|title=Bay Area Braces For Protests: 'Charlottesville Has Raised The Stakes'|work=NPR News|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230309/https://www.npr.org/2017/08/25/546007440/bay-area-braces-for-protests-charlottesville-has-raised-the-stakes|url-status=live}}</ref> An infiltrator into Patriot Prayer said that the group had around 15 core members in 2019.<ref name="undercover">Zielinsky, Alex (August 26, 2019) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828033558/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/08/26/27039560/undercover-in-patriot-prayer-insights-from-a-vancouver-democrat-whos-been-working-against-the-far-right-group-from-the-inside |date=August 28, 2019 }} '']''</ref>
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'''Patriot Prayer''' is a ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/patriot-prayer-clashes-anti-fascists-portland-180701083856495.html|title=Far-right Patriot Prayer clashes with anti-fascists in Portland|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=2018-7-2|language=en-US}}</ref> group based in the ] area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2017/12/10/right-wing-slugger-tiny-toese-arrested-again-while-trolling-portland/|title=Right-Wing Slugger "Tiny" Toese Arrested Again While Trolling Portland|work=Willamette Week|access-date=2017-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=may></ref> Patriot Prayer describes itself as advocating in favor of free speech,<ref name=kelly1>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Heather|title=San Francisco marchers celebrate canceled 'free speech' rally|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|accessdate=September 4, 2017|work=CNN|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> and opposing big government.<ref>{{cite news|title=1,000+ expected at Portland protests Sunday; 'Patriot Prayer' leader changes location|url=http://katu.com/news/local/patriot-prayer-leader-changes-locations-to-thwart-counter-protests-in-portland-sunday|accessdate=December 12, 2017|work=KATU News|date=September 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Westervelt|first=Eric|date=August 25, 2017|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/25/546007440/bay-area-braces-for-protests-charlottesville-has-raised-the-stakes|title=Bay Area Braces For Protests: 'Charlottesville Has Raised The Stakes'|work=NPR News}}</ref> The group has organized ]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hansen|first1=Kristen|title=14 arrested as pro-Trump rally draws massive counter-protests in Portland |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-portland-protests-20170604-story.html |accessdate=September 26, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=Chicago Tribune|date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> rallies and other protests in predominantly ] areas, in which it has been met with large numbers of ]ers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weise|first1=Elizabeth|title='Patriot Prayer' organizers in San Francisco blame left for violence|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/26/patriot-prayer-organizer-says-hes-willing-face-arrest-san-francisco/604899001/|accessdate=September 24, 2017|work=USA Today|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nouvelage|first1=Elijah|title='Victory': Thousands protest far right in San Francisco|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/thousands-protest-san-francisco-170827015700251.html|accessdate=September 3, 2017|work=Al Jazeera|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> ] have attended some of the rallies organised by Patriot Prayer, sparking controversy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bivins|first=Mike|date=June 5, 2017|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/alt-rally-draws-protests-portland-oregon-170605081719281.html|title=Alt-right rally draws protests in Portland, Oregon|work=Aljazeera}}</ref><ref name="Matarrese" /><ref name="Shepherd" /> In August 2017, in the wake of the ], ], the founder of Patriot Prayer, denounced racism<ref>{{cite news|last1=|title=Berkeley protests turn tense as right and left face off|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/berkeley-rallies-tense-peaceful-exchanges-among-protesters/|accessdate=August 31, 2017|work=CBS News|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Elias|first1=Paul|last2=Gecker|first2=Jocelyn|title=Black-clad anarchists swarm anti-hate rally in California|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/black-clad-anarchists-swarm-anti-hate-rally-california-49462180|accessdate=September 1, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=ABC News|date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> and denied that Patriot Prayer is connected to the ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vercammen|first1=Paul|title=14 arrested as the many extremes of Portland collide in protest|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/04/us/portland-protests/index.html|accessdate=September 23, 2017|work=CNN|date=June 5, 2017}}</ref>


== Overview == == Overview ==
Patriot Prayer was founded in 2016<ref name=may>{{cite news|last1=May|first1=Patrick|title=Who's behind this weekend's right-wing rally at Crissy Field?|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/23/whos-behind-this-weekends-right-wing-rally-at-crissy-field/|access-date=September 25, 2017|work=Mercury News|date=August 23, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922044656/http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/23/whos-behind-this-weekends-right-wing-rally-at-crissy-field/|url-status=live}}</ref> by ].<ref>{{cite news|title=San Francisco shuts down 'Patriot Prayer' rally by walling off city park|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-shuts-down-patriot-prayer-rally-by-walling-off-city-park|access-date=September 24, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=Fox News|date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928102835/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/26/san-francisco-shuts-down-patriot-prayer-rally-by-walling-off-city-park.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Gibson was motivated to become an activist after he viewed TV coverage of a June 2, 2016, Trump rally in ], where protests turned to brawling.<ref name="Matarrese and Dake">{{cite news|last1=Matarrese|first1=Andy|last2=Dake|first2=Lauren|title=Joey Gibson aims to 'liberate conservatives' via his Patriot Prayer group|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|access-date=September 24, 2017|work=The Columbian|date=July 2, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002110600/http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since early 2017, Patriot Prayer supporters have traveled to downtown Portland to hold rallies in support of Donald Trump.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 30, 2020|title=Portland mayor, Trump trade blame after fatal protest shooting {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/portland-protest-shooting-1.5705390|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> Patriot Prayer is a ] group,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/patriot-prayer-clashes-anti-fascists-portland-180701083856495.html|title=Far-right Patriot Prayer clashes with anti-fascists in Portland|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=July 2, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701212757/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/patriot-prayer-clashes-anti-fascists-portland-180701083856495.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>(August 3, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804233120/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-patriot-prayer-antifa-police-warning-guns/|date=August 4, 2018}} ].</ref><ref>(August 1, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804231634/https://www.splcenter.org/news/2018/08/01/what-you-need-know-about-upcoming-far-right-rallies-pacific-northwest|date=August 4, 2018}} ].</ref><ref name="Wilson2018" /><ref>(August 5, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805182704/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45075830|date=August 5, 2018}} ]</ref> part of the ] of American politics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|date=August 26, 2017|url=https://www.apnews.com/f5eaf78efa2c40ef9d369b702e4205c4|title=Right-wing groups cancel San Francisco Bay Area rallies|work=AP News|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202642/https://www.apnews.com/f5eaf78efa2c40ef9d369b702e4205c4|url-status=live}}</ref> The group has held rallies in areas known for their ] politics.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=San Francisco rally is cancelled by right-wing group|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41054935|access-date=September 24, 2017|work=BBC News|date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906104735/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41054935|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Arrested While Trolling">{{cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/08/30/what-we-know-about-patriot-prayer|title=What We Know About Patriot Prayer|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011144726/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/08/31/what-we-know-about-patriot-prayer|url-status=live}}</ref> It has also been described as anti-government.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levin|first1=Sam|title=Free speech rally at UC Berkeley draws hundreds, moves to People's Park|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/09/26/free-speech-rally-uc-berkeley-draws-hundreds-moves-peoples-park/|access-date=October 8, 2017|work=The Daily Californian|date=October 3, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008181208/http://www.dailycal.org/2017/09/26/free-speech-rally-uc-berkeley-draws-hundreds-moves-peoples-park/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schweigert|first=Keith|date=August 28, 2017|url=http://fox43.com/2017/08/28/13-arrested-during-clashes-at-dueling-protests-in-berkeley-california/|title=13 arrested during clashes at dueling protests in Berkeley, California|work=Fox 43 News|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924230423/http://fox43.com/2017/08/28/13-arrested-during-clashes-at-dueling-protests-in-berkeley-california/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Lonnie|date=August 23, 2017|url=http://fox40.com/2017/08/23/rapper-work-dirty-prepares-for-patriot-prayer-rally-in-san-francisco/|title=Rapper Work Dirty Prepares for Patriot Prayer Rally in San Francisco|work=Fox 40 News|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922100316/http://fox40.com/2017/08/23/rapper-work-dirty-prepares-for-patriot-prayer-rally-in-san-francisco/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Heather|date=August 26, 2017|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|title=San Francisco marchers celebrate canceled 'free speech' rally|work=CNN News Alerts|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908063216/http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The '']'' described Patriot Prayer as a right-wing group whose events "attracted white supremacists and ended up in violent confrontations among demonstrators on both sides."<ref name=may/> In 2017, Gibson considered himself a ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Matarrese|first1=Andy|last2=Dake|first2=Lauren|date=July 2, 2017|title=Joey Gibson aims to 'liberate conservatives' via his Patriot Prayer group|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805114053/http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|archive-date=August 5, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=The Columbian}}</ref>
]
Patriot Prayer was founded in 2016<ref name=may>{{cite news|last1=May|first1=Patrick|title=Who's behind this weekend's right-wing rally at Crissy Field?|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/23/whos-behind-this-weekends-right-wing-rally-at-crissy-field/|accessdate=September 25, 2017|work=Mercury News|date=August 23, 2017}}</ref> by Joey Gibson.<ref>{{cite news|title=San Francisco shuts down 'Patriot Prayer' rally by walling off city park|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/26/san-francisco-shuts-down-patriot-prayer-rally-by-walling-off-city-park.html|accessdate=September 24, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=Fox News|date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> Gibson says he became an activist after seeing supporters of the Trump presidency brawling with counter protesters.<ref name="Matarrese and Dake">{{cite news|last1=Matarrese|first1=Andy|last2=Dake|first2=Lauren|title=Joey Gibson aims to 'liberate conservatives' via his Patriot Prayer group|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|accessdate=September 24, 2017|work=The Columbian|date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> Patriot Prayer is a right-wing group,<ref>{{cite web|last=Har|first=Janie|date=August 26, 2017|url=https://www.apnews.com/f5eaf78efa2c40ef9d369b702e4205c4|title=Right-wing groups cancel San Francisco Bay Area rallies|work=AP News}}</ref> and holds rallies in areas known as centers of liberal politics.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|last1=BBC|title=San Francisco rally is cancelled by right-wing group|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41054935|accessdate=September 24, 2017|work=BBC News|date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> It has also been described as anti-government.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levin|first1=Sam|title=Free speech rally at UC Berkeley draws hundreds, moves to People's Park|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/09/26/free-speech-rally-uc-berkeley-draws-hundreds-moves-peoples-park/|accessdate=October 8, 2017|work=The Daily Californian|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Schweigert|first=Keith|date=August 28, 2017|url=http://fox43.com/2017/08/28/13-arrested-during-clashes-at-dueling-protests-in-berkeley-california/|title=13 arrested during clashes at dueling protests in Berkeley, California|work=Fox 43 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Lonnie|date=August 23, 2017|url=http://fox40.com/2017/08/23/rapper-work-dirty-prepares-for-patriot-prayer-rally-in-san-francisco/|title=Rapper Work Dirty Prepares for Patriot Prayer Rally in San Francisco|work=Fox 40 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Heather|date=August 26, 2017|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/san-francisco-patriot-prayer-rally/index.html|title=San Francisco marchers celebrate canceled 'free speech' rally|work=CNN News Alerts}}</ref>
The ''San Jose Mercury News'' describes Patriot Prayer as a "right-wing group ... events ... have attracted white supremacists and ended up in violent confrontations among demonstrators on both sides."<ref name=may/> In 2017 Gibson described himself as Conservative libertarian.<ref>http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/</ref>


According to the ''BBC'', Patriot Prayer have been connected to the ] as well as other far-right groups.<ref name=BBC/> Gibson denies this, saying the group is neither white nationalist nor alt-right and that they support "freedom, love and peace".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calandra|first1=Lion|title=Adopt-A-Nazi is Jewish group's answer to 'Patriot Prayer' rally|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/23/adopt-nazi-is-jewish-groups-answer-to-patriot-prayer-rally.html|accessdate=October 3, 2017|issue=August 23, 2017|work=Fox News|date=August 23, 2017}}</ref> The group's stated aim is support of the ], free speech and to "liberate the conservatives on the West Coast".<ref name="Matarrese and Dake" /> Patriot Prayer has been connected to the ] and other far-right groups.<ref name=BBC/> Gibson denied that the group was ] and claimed that they supported "freedom, love and peace".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calandra|first1=Lion|title=Adopt-A-Nazi is Jewish group's answer to 'Patriot Prayer' rally|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/adopt-a-nazi-is-jewish-groups-answer-to-patriot-prayer-rally/|access-date=October 3, 2017|issue=August 23, 2017|work=Fox News|date=August 23, 2017|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202056/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/23/adopt-nazi-is-jewish-groups-answer-to-patriot-prayer-rally.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The group's stated aim is the support of the ], free speech and to "liberate the conservatives on the West Coast".<ref name="Matarrese and Dake"/>


''The Seattle Times'' and ''The Washington Post'' have described Patriot Prayer as a "pro-Trump group".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seattle Times|title=Here's how downtown pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrations unfolded|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle/|accessdate=October 8, 2017|work=Seattle Times|date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Kristine|title=Pro-Trump group cancels San Francisco rally as hundreds of counterprotesters march on the streets|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/|accessdate=October 8, 2017|work=Washington Post|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> According to ''The Weekly Standard'', "In the early days, rallies had overtly pro-Trump themes. These days, mentions of Trump have mostly been scrubbed from his own rhetoric, as he knows even invoking the name can be alienating."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Labash|first1=Matt|title=A Beating in Berkeley|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-beating-in-berkeley/article/2009498|accessdate=October 8, 2017|work=Weekly Standard|date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> Patriot Prayer is known for being a "pro-Trump group".<ref>{{cite news |date=August 13, 2017 |title=Here's how downtown pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrations unfolded |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008121116/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle/ |archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kristine Phillips">{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Kristine|title=Pro-Trump group cancels San Francisco rally as hundreds of counterprotesters march on the streets|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/|access-date=October 8, 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110022209/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hay and Borter" /> '']'' described early Patriot Prayer rallies as having "overtly pro-Trump themes."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Labash|first1=Matt|title=A Beating in Berkeley|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-beating-in-berkeley/article/2009498|access-date=October 8, 2017|work=Weekly Standard|date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011180530/http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-beating-in-berkeley/article/2009498|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Opposition to Gibson's rallies grew in May 2017 following the ], a racially motivated double murder by Jeremy Christian, a man known to have attended Patriot Prayer rallies.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jason|date=2019-08-16|title=How Portland's liberal utopia became the center of a rightwing war in the US|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/16/portland-proud-boys-rightwing-march-liberal-city|access-date=2021-03-21|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="TrueLife">{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Aimee |date=2020-06-24 |title=Judge sentences MAX train murderer Jeremy Christian to 'true life': He should never be released from prison |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/live-updates-max-train-murderer-jeremy-christian-will-be-sentenced-after-more-victims-testify.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}</ref>
], writing for the ] blog '']'' described Patriot Prayer as "trolling" the ] with the intention of provoking a response from far-left ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neiwert|first1=David|title=What You Need To Know About Saturday's 'Patriot' Rally In San Francisco|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/25/what-you-need-know-about-saturdays-patriot-rally-san-francisco|accessdate=October 3, 2017|work=Hatewatch|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Neiwart noted that Gibson denounced white supremacists and neo-Nazis during an August 13 rally in Seattle the day after the ] in ], and that Gibson also contends he has taken steps to exclude white supremacist groups. During the August 13 rally in Seattle such groups had no obvious presence; however, a week earlier at another rally in Portland, Oregon, which was led by Gibson, members of ] were in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lanktree|first= Graham|date=August 17, 2017|url=http://www.newsweek.com/us-authorities-consider-shutting-down-hard-right-rallies-after-charlottesville-651852|title=U.S. Authorities Consider Shutting Down Hard-Right Rallies After Charlottesville|work=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Niewert|first1=David|title=Crowd of protesters heavily outnumbers alt-right 'Patriot' supporters, but critics welcomed onstage, violence is minimal with shift in tone.|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/seattle-patriot-prayer-rally-takes-twist-leader-gibson-denounces-supremacists|accessdate=October 5, 2017|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|work=Hatewatch|date=August 15, 2017}}</ref> The SPLC does not list Patriot Prayer as a hate group, nor list Gibson as an extremist.<ref name=Wallace>{{cite news|last1=Wallace|first1=Christopher|title=San Fran park braces for 'Patriot Prayer' rally amid fears of challenges from all sides|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/23/san-fran-park-braces-for-patriot-prayer-rally-amid-fears-challenges-from-all-sides.html|accessdate=August 25, 2017|work=Fox News|date=August 23, 2017}}</ref>


In August 2017, ], writing for the ] (SPLC), described Patriot Prayer as "]" the ] with the intention of provoking a response from antifa.<ref name="David Neiwert">{{cite news|last1=Neiwert|first1=David|title=What You Need To Know About Saturday's 'Patriot' Rally In San Francisco|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/25/what-you-need-know-about-saturdays-patriot-rally-san-francisco|access-date=October 3, 2017|work=Hatewatch|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919092700/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/25/what-you-need-know-about-saturdays-patriot-rally-san-francisco|url-status=live}}</ref> Neiwert noted that Gibson denounced ] and ] after the ] and stated that he aimed to "actively exclude" white supremacist groups.<ref name="David Neiwert" /> Members of ] have attended the groups rallies.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neiwert|first1=David|title=Crowd of protesters heavily outnumbers alt-right 'Patriot' supporters, but critics welcomed onstage, violence is minimal with shift in tone.|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/seattle-patriot-prayer-rally-takes-twist-leader-gibson-denounces-supremacists|access-date=October 5, 2017|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|work=Hatewatch|date=August 15, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003163313/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/15/seattle-patriot-prayer-rally-takes-twist-leader-gibson-denounces-supremacists|url-status=live}}</ref> The SPLC referred to Patriot Prayer as "violent extremists".<ref>Neiwert, David (October 15, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111542/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/15/patriot-prayer-again-brings-violence-portland-flash-march-downtown-rounding-out-weekend-far |date=October 21, 2018 }} ]</ref>
Valerie Richardson, writing in '']'', has said that critics of Gibson have argued that his rallies, even though they are not sponsored by white nationalists, do attract those with racist outlooks. The SPLC have noted that the organizers of August 7, 2017 rally had "promised the critics who talked with them that racist elements had been denounced and uninvited from the rally," but that the ], and members of ] (IE) as well as local IE leader, Jake Van Ott, were seen at the event. Gibson says that people who are affiliated with IE have appeared at his events, but has made it clear they were unwelcome and has ejected them when possible. Gibson also says "It's a constant problem because we get these random people that are trying to provoke and they're trying to agitate".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Richardson|first1=Valerie|title=Conservatives of color frustrated by 'white supremacist' label after Charlottesville |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/24/conservatives-of-color-frustrated-by-white-suprema/|accessdate=December 12, 2017|work=Washington Times|date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>


In 2018, authorities were prompted to investigate after Patriot Prayer called the ] a "Muslim extremist organization" and made online threats against the group.<ref>Shepard, Katie (November 12, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121844/https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2018/11/12/apparel-company-boots-patriot-prayer-and-refuses-to-continue-selling-their-merchandise/ |date=January 19, 2019 }} '']''. Retrieved: January 17, 2019.</ref><ref>Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 5, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121425/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/11/patriot_prayer_page_threat_agi.html |date=January 19, 2019 }} '']''. Retrieved: January 17, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sparling|first1=Zane|title=Muslim advocacy group threatened on Patriot Prayer page|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/411169-311320-muslim-advocacy-group-threatened-on-patriot-prayer-page|date=November 4, 2018|newspaper=]|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119124409/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/411169-311320-muslim-advocacy-group-threatened-on-patriot-prayer-page|url-status=live}}</ref> Patriot Prayer has harassed and assaulted ] and other ] activists.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Herron|first1=Elise|date=July 25, 2018|title=Portland Police Sweep Out Occupy ICE Camp After Alt-Right Goons Show Up to Taunt the Few Remaining Protesters|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/07/25/police-police-sweep-out-occupy-ice-camp-after-alt-right-goons-show-up-to-taunt-the-few-remaining-protesters/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510191811/https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/07/25/police-police-sweep-out-occupy-ice-camp-after-alt-right-goons-show-up-to-taunt-the-few-remaining-protesters/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019|website=Willamette Week}}</ref><ref name="Threatens mayor">{{cite web|date=January 25, 2019|title=Proud Boy Threatens Portland Mayor: 'I'm Coming For You'|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/25/proud-boy-threatens-portland-mayor-im-coming-you|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110427/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/25/proud-boy-threatens-portland-mayor-im-coming-you|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019|website=Southern Poverty Law Center}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Shepherd|first1=Katie|date=May 2, 2019|title=Assaults Caught on Video as Another Street Fight Breaks Out Between Far-Right Agitators And Antifa|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/05/02/assaults-caught-on-video-as-another-street-fight-breaks-out-between-far-right-agitators-and-antifa/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510191810/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/05/02/assaults-caught-on-video-as-another-street-fight-breaks-out-between-far-right-agitators-and-antifa/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 10, 2019|website=Willamette Week}}</ref>
== Rallies ==


The group has also attracted anti-government paramilitary groups like the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|date=August 16, 2019|title=After Nearly Three Years of Orchestrating Violent Rallies, Patriot Prayer Leader Joey Gibson Turns Himself In on Felony Riot Charge|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/08/16/after-nearly-three-years-of-orchestrating-violent-rallies-patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-turns-himself-in-on-felony-riot-charge/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Willamette Week|language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 29, 2017, Gibson organized a "March for Free Speech" in ] after organizers cancelled a planned parade due to fears of violence between opposing political groups.<ref name=hawkins/><ref name=pein/> Jeremy Joseph Christian, who was later arrested for the ], was seen at the march yelling racial slurs.<ref name="control">{{cite news |title=Portland pro-Trump rally organizer: "I can't control everybody" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-train-stabbing-suspect-jeremy-christian-free-speech-organizer-joey-gibson/ |work=CBS News |date=May 31, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Gibson denounced Christian's actions and said he ejected Christian from the April 2, 2017, event due to his "bizarre behavior".<ref name="Wilson"/>


=== Organizational structure, membership and recruitment ===
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For a period beginning in February 2019, Patriot Prayer was a ], but on September 18, 2019, it was voluntarily dissolved.<ref name="Lilly Fowler" /> In October 2019, Gibson advised followers to send him donations through the Church of Faith and Freedom, an organization that officials who oversee charities and non-profits found no record of in the states it claimed to be active: California, Oregon, and Washington.<ref name="Untraceable">{{Cite web|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=2019-10-09|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson uses untraceable church to drum up legal defense funds|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/10/patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-uses-untraceable-church-to-drum-up-legal-defense-funds.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref>
A June 4 "]" in downtown Portland<ref name="control"/> attracted a large counter-protest and 14 people were arrested, after Portland's mayor ] unsuccessfully sought to have the event's permit revoked.<ref name=sottile>{{cite news |last1=Sottile |first1=Leah |title=Right-wing free speech rally draws massive counterprotests in Portland |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/right-wing-free-speech-rally-draws-massive-counter-protests-in-portland/2017/06/04/12971892-496f-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html |work=The Washington Post |date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=hansen2>{{cite news |last1=Hansen b |first1=Kristena |title=14 arrested as pro-Trump rally draws massive counter-protests in Portland |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-portland-protests-20170604-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=The Associated Press |date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name=kelly1/> that has held rallies from the San Francisco Bay Area<ref>{{cite web|last=Matier|first=Phil|date=August 21, 2017|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/21/san-francisco-police-force-work-patriot-prayer-rally/|title=Entire San Francisco Police Force To Work During Patriot Prayer Rally|work=CBS SF Bay Area News}}</ref> According to ''The Washington Post'', this rally provided "a vivid illustration of the city's divisions".<ref name=sottile/> The rally caused controversy as it was scheduled one week after the stabbings by Jeremy Christian. The mayor of Portland, ] had requested that federal authorities revoke the permit saying he was concerned over increasing tensions in the city due to the stabbings. The Federal Park Service denied the request, stating that the permit had been lawfully obtained weeks beforehand.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sylvester|first1=Terry|title=Trump supporters confront counter-protests in Portland, Oregon|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-protests/trump-supporters-confront-counter-protests-in-portland-oregon-idUSKBN18V0J0|accessdate=September 30, 2017|work=Reuters|date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> The Oregon chapter of the ]'s legal director, Mat Dos Santos, said it was unconstitutional of Wheeler to attempt to prevent the demonstration based on the political and personal viewpoints of those who organized the event.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Katu News|title='Trump Free Speech Rally' set in downtown Portland a week after deadly MAX stabbing|url=http://katu.com/news/local/trump-free-speech-rally-set-in-downtown-portland-a-week-after-deadly-max-stabbing|accessdate=October 1, 2017|work=KATU News|date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> Gibson cancelled the event citing safety concerns.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharjee|first1=Riya|title=Tomorrow Feels Like a Set-Up:' Conservative Group Patriot Prayer Cancels Free Speech Rally in SF|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Patriot-Prayer-Group-Cancels-Rally-in-San-Francisco-441774533.html|accessdate=September 24, 2017|work=NBC News|date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>


'']'' described Gibson as "the man who seems to run everything."<ref name="Lilly Fowler" /> An infiltrator into Patriot Prayer said that the group had around 15 core members in 2019.<ref name="undercover" /> Members of the group have included ],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 5, 2019|title=Proud Boys member involved in Portland fights arrested|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/proud-boys-member-involved-portland-fights-arrested-66083542|access-date=2021-04-12|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> a one-time close confidant of Gibson who has faced multiple criminal charges for violence<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=2020-10-20|title=Proud Boy, Patriot Prayer brawler Tusitala 'Tiny' Toese sentenced to 6 months in Portland jail|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/10/proud-boy-patriot-prayer-brawler-tusitala-tiny-toese-sentenced-to-6-months-in-portland-jail.html|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref> and Chandler Pappas who was indicted by a grand jury on eight felony charges in 2021 for his role in the breach of the Oregon state capitol.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olmos|first=Sergio|date=February 18, 2021|title=Patriot Prayer member accused of attacking Oregon police allowed to move out of state|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/02/19/oregon-capitol-chandler-pappas-moving/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=OPB}}</ref> Toese is also a leader of the Proud Boys.<ref name=":72" /> ], a Proud Boy indicted on federal charges for his involvement in the ], began attending Patriot Prayer rallies in 2017.<ref name="ST3">{{cite news |last1=Kamb |first1=Lewis |last2=Fields |first2=Asia |last3=Green |first3=Sara Jean |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Auburn-area man, a prominent Proud Boy, charged in Capitol insurrection |language= |pages= |newspaper=] |publisher= |location= |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/auburn-man-and-prominent-proud-boy-charged-in-capitol-insurrection/ |access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> Six individuals affiliated with Patriot Prayer, including Gibson, were indicted on felony rioting charges following a brawl between Patriot Prayer and patrons of ], a Portland cider house, on May 1, 2019; several members pleaded guilty to the charges.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levinson|first=Jonathan|date=January 13, 2020|title=2 Patriot Prayer Defendants Plead Guilty To Rioting|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-patriot-prayer-defendants-guilty-plea-rioting-may-day/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=OPB}}</ref> In July 2022, Gibson was acquitted of the charges.<ref name="acquittal" />
The rally occurred in the midst of a national debate on the First Amendment, one which has seen violent clashes between right-wing and left-wing groups over appearances by contentious public figures, often in liberal cities such as Portland.<ref name=hansen2/> The atmosphere in Portland had also become tense after Christian's recent arrest for the train attack.<ref name=hawkins>{{cite news|last=Hawkins|first=Derek|date=May 30, 2017|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/30/portland-mayor-asks-feds-to-bar-free-speech-and-anti-sharia-rallies-after-stabbings/|title=Portland mayor asks feds to bar free-speech and anti-sharia rallies after stabbings|work=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaleem |first=Jaweed |date=June 2, 2017 |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-portland-alt-right-rally-2017-story.html|title=Portland braces for violence at pro-Trump rally this weekend after white supremacist is charged with murder|work=The LA Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sailor|first=Craig|date=June 3, 2017|url=http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article154343099.html|title=Portland braces for dueling protests that could turn violent Sunday|work=]}}</ref>


Several crowdfunding websites removed Gibson and Patriot Prayer from their platforms, including GivingFuel in November 2018, Go Get Funding in September 2019, and ] by October 2019.<ref name="Untraceable" />
A rally which was to be held at ] in San Francisco on August 26, 2017 was cancelled by Gibson.<ref>{{cite news|last1=CBS News b|title=Park Service OKs San Francisco Crissy Field Permit For Patriot Prayer, Counter-Protests|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/park-service-oks-san-francisco-crissy-field-permit-for-patriot-prayer-counter-protests/|accessdate=September 24, 2017|work=CBS News|date=August 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name=guardian >{{cite news|last1=|title=Rightwing group protests cancellation as San Francisco blocks rally venues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/rightwing-group-protests-rally-san-francisco|accessdate=September 24, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=The Guardian|date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> In response to allegations by ] that the event was a "white supremacist rally",<ref name=Wallace /> Gibson said "For those of you who believe we are seriously going to throw a white nationalist supremacist rally in San Francisco, it's time for logic," In a video posted to his Facebook page Gibson said, "We have a black speaker, two Hispanic speakers, we've got an Asian, a brown speaker right here (referring to himself) — we got a transsexual, and we aren't talking about race."<ref name=wildermuth>{{cite news|last1=Wildermuth|first1=John|title=Crissy Field rally group has history of provoking fights| url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Crissy-Field-rally-group-has-history-of-provoking-11882664.php |accessdate=October 1, 2017|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> Security for the event was to be handled by the ].<ref name="Fitzgerald Rodriguez">{{cite news|last1=Fitzgerald Rodriguez|first1=Joe|title=Oath Keepers confirm militia will attend controversial Crissy Field rally|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/oath-keepers-confirm-militia-will-attend-controversial-crissy-field-rally/|accessdate=3 January 2018|publisher=San Francisco Examiner|date=18 August 1917}}</ref>


Patriot Prayer had often used ] to recruit attendees.<ref name="Jane Coaston" /> In September 2020, Facebook took down the pages for Patriot Prayer and Gibson as part of their efforts to remove "violent social militias" from its social networks.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paul|first=Andrew Hay, Katie|date=2020-09-04|title=Facebook removes pages of right-wing group Patriot Prayer after Portland unrest|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-faceboo-idUSKBN25V2UH|access-date=2020-10-12|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928113729/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-faceboo-idUSKBN25V2UH|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the cancellation of the ] due to threats of violence against the Multnomah County Republican Party who were to take part in the rally, allegedly from anti-fascist groups,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mettler|first1=Katie|title=Morning Mix Portland rose parade canceled after 'antifascists' threaten GOP marchers| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-marchers/ |accessdate=October 1, 2017|work=Washington Post|date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> Gibson organized a 'March for Free Speech' to occur on April 29, 2017.<ref name=pein>{{cite news|last1=Pein|first1=Corey|title=Right-Wing Group Plans "Free Speech" March In Wake Of East Portland Parade Cancellation|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/04/26/right-wing-group-plans-free-speech-march-in-wake-of-east-portland-parade-cancellation/|accessdate=October 1, 2017|work=Willamette Week|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> Gibson told the ], "We are going to continue with our rally. There is no way that we will stop. It is even more important that we come out with a strong message of love."<ref name="Wilson"/> There were an estimated 60 counter protesters and police said there had been three arrests.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vespa|first1=Maggie |title=Conservative march, counter protest forms in wake of canceled parade|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/politics/march-for-free-speech-counter-protest-lines-82nd-avenue/435194023 |accessdate=October 1, 2017|publisher=NBC News |work=KGW-TV|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref>


=== Portland rallies === == Activities and events ==
Starting in 2016, Patriot Prayer has hosted dozens of pro-gun and pro-Trump rallies in the Pacific Northwest.<ref name="Hay and Borter">{{Cite news|last1=Hay|first1=Gabriella|last2=Borter|first2=Andrew|date=2020-09-02|title=What to know about Patriot Prayer as Trump supporters take stand in Portland|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-race-protests-patriot-prayer-idUKKBN25S5Z5|access-date=2020-10-15|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914122512/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-race-protests-patriot-prayer-idUKKBN25S5Z5|url-status=live}}</ref> The attendees of Patriot Prayer's rallies, known to draw supporters from Proud Boys and other anti-government extremist groups, have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups in the Portland, Oregon, area.<ref name="Hay and Borter" />
On April 2, 2017, approximately 300 people of both, supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump exchanged words, during a pro-Trump rally at Vancouver's Esther Short Park on Sunday afternoon, near Portland, but was relatively peaceful.<ref>{{cite news|last=Matarrese|first=Andy|date=April 2, 2017|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/apr/02/trump-rally-guests-protesters-square-off-in-esther-short-park/|title=Trump rally guests, protesters square off in Esther Short Park|work=The Columbian}}</ref> Security for the Patriot Prayer rally, "Rally for Trump and Freedom" was provided by the ] (often spelled III%).<ref>{{cite news |last=Hawkass|first=Johnathan|date=April 4, 2017 |url=http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_c0584346-198d-11e7-bcbe-4f86035e5319.html|title=Clark County Trump rally disrupted by anarchists|work=The Reflector}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Doug|date=April 2, 2017|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/04/02/18926966/photos-and-video-protesters-arrested-at-a-donald-trump-rally-in-vancouver/|title=Photos & Video: Protesters Arrested at a Donald Trump Rally in Vancouver|work=The Portland Mercury}}</ref>


Prior to the violence at the ] in Charlottesville, Virginia, Patriot Prayer's rallies featured "]".<ref name="Komo1">{{Cite news|date=May 30, 2017|title=Alt-right protest organizer: 'Mayor will not convince me to cancel the rally'|language=en|work=KOMO News|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/alt-right-protest-organizer-mayor-will-not-convince-me-to-cancel-the-rally/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411223231/https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/alt-right-protest-organizer-mayor-will-not-convince-me-to-cancel-the-rally}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 1, 2017|title=Police: Federal reinforcements necessary for alt-right rally following stabbing|language=en|work=KOMO News|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/portland-police-reinforcements-necessary-for-alt-right-rally-following-stabbing/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411223232/https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/portland-police-reinforcements-necessary-for-alt-right-rally-following-stabbing}}</ref> Since Charlottesville, the group has tried to distance themselves from the ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Elias|first=Paul|date=August 27, 2017|title=Tense, peaceful exchanges among Berkeley rallies protesters|language=en|work=KOMO News|agency=Associated Press|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/tense-peaceful-exchanges-among-berkeley-rallies-protesters/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621192233/https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/tense-peaceful-exchanges-among-berkeley-rallies-protesters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mehlhaf|first=Nina|date=2017|title=Tracking the white supremacy movement in Oregon|work=KGW 8 News|publisher=NBC|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tracking-the-white-supremacy-movement-in-oregon/464415792|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411223244/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/tracking-the-white-supremacy-movement-in-oregon/464415792/}}</ref> ] organized opposition to Patriot Prayer rallies in Portland.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|title=Portland knife attack: tension high as 'free speech rally' set for weekend|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/28/portland-knife-attack-free-speech-rally--sunday|access-date=November 21, 2017|work=The Guardian|date=May 29, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025173858/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/28/portland-knife-attack-free-speech-rally--sunday|url-status=live}}</ref>
On May 11 and 13, 2017, Patriot Prayer organized the attendance of a dozen "antifa watchers" at a protest at a south-east Portland grocery liquidator. Interviewed by ''The Oregonian'', Gibson said the group were there to watch the protest and report any property damage, and that he attended "to start conversations".<ref>{{cite news |last=Campuzano |first=Eder|date=May 12, 2017 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/everyday_deals_confederate_flag_protest_southeast_portland.html|title=Dozens turn out to protest, bicker over Confederate flag in Southeast Portland|work=The Oregonian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Urbanski|first=Dave|date=May 16, 2017 |url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/16/antifa-punk-tries-blocking-big-guy-wearing-in-god-we-trust-shirt-at-protest-and-pays-for-it/|title=Antifa punk tries blocking big guy wearing 'In God We Trust' shirt at protest — and pays for it|work=]}}</ref>


=== 2017–2018 ===
By the end of the month Patriot Prayer gathered for their 'Freedom March" on June 30, 2017, at the Portland Waterfront near the annual Blues Festival, and were met by counter-protesters. The often heated exchanges of the dueling rallies ended with minimal violence and no reports of arrests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Douglass|first=Joe|date=July 1, 2017|url=http://katu.com/news/local/pro-trump-and-anti-fascist-demonstrators-square-off-near-waterfront-blues-festival/|title=Pro-Trump and anti-fascist demonstrators square off near Waterfront Blues Festival|language=en|work=KATU 2 News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dymburt|first= Andrew|date=June 30, 2017 |url=http://koin.com/2017/06/30/patriot-prayer-rally-counter-protest-set-for-friday/| title=Patriot Prayer, Antifa face off in violent protest|language=en|work=KOIN 6 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|title=Violence breaks out at protests near Waterfront Blues Festival |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/violence_breaks_out_at_protest.html| accessdate=October 31, 2017|work=The Oregonian|date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>


==== April "Rally for Trump and Freedom" Portland ====
On August 6, 2017, it was much smaller crowds for their "Freedom March" at ], Portland, but it followed the well-established pattern with a few arrests of counter protesters and a lot of shouting and chants from both the Patriot Prayer group and counter protesters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dowling|first=Jennifer|url=http://koin.com/2017/08/06/opposing-groups-clash-in-downtown-portland/|title=Opposing groups clash in downtown Portland|date=2017|work=KOIN News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Neiwert|first=David|date=August 7, 2017|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/07/patriot-rally-trolls-portlands-left-violence-only-smatterings-occur/|title=Protest of 'left-wing violence' in Oregon draws small crowds as police make their presence scarce, leaving both sides to just shout at each other.|work=Southern Poverty Law Center}}</ref>
On April 2, 2017, Patriot Prayer held a "Rally for Trump and Freedom", attended by approximately 300 people. Supporters of President ] were confronted by anarchists<ref name=":0" /> during a pro-Trump rally at Vancouver's ], north of Portland.<ref>{{cite news|last=Matarrese|first=Andy|date=April 2, 2017|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/apr/02/trump-rally-guests-protesters-square-off-in-esther-short-park/|title=Trump rally guests, protesters square off in Esther Short Park|work=The Columbian|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064950/http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/apr/02/trump-rally-guests-protesters-square-off-in-esther-short-park/|url-status=live}}</ref> Security for the rally was provided by the ] militia group.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Haukaas |first=Johnathan |date=April 4, 2017 |title=Clark County Trump rally disrupted by anarchists |work=The Reflector |url=http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_c0584346-198d-11e7-bcbe-4f86035e5319.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906113909/http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_c0584346-198d-11e7-bcbe-4f86035e5319.html |archive-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Doug|date=April 2, 2017|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/04/02/18926966/photos-and-video-protesters-arrested-at-a-donald-trump-rally-in-vancouver/|title=Photos & Video: Protesters Arrested at a Donald Trump Rally in Vancouver|work=The Portland Mercury|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912004200/http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/04/02/18926966/photos-and-video-protesters-arrested-at-a-donald-trump-rally-in-vancouver|url-status=live}}</ref>
Prior to the violence at the ] in Charlotteville, the Patriot Prayer rallies featured "right-wing nationalists".<ref name="Komo1">{{Cite news|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/alt-right-protest-organizer-mayor-will-not-convince-me-to-cancel-the-rally/|title=Alt-right protest organizer: 'Mayor will not convince me to cancel the rally'|date=May 30, 2017|work=Komo News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 1, 2017|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/portland-police-reinforcements-necessary-for-alt-right-rally-following-stabbing/|title=Police: Federal reinforcements necessary for alt-right rally following stabbing|language=en|work=Komo News}}</ref> Since Charlottesville the group has tried to distance themselves from the alt-right<ref>{{Cite news|last=Elias b|first=Paul|url=http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/tense-peaceful-exchanges-among-berkeley-rallies-protesters/|title=Tense, peaceful exchanges among Berkeley rallies protesters|language=en|work=Komo News|date=2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mehlhaf|first=Nina|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/local/tracking-the-white-supremacy-movement-in-oregon/464415792/|title=Tracking the white supremacy movement in Oregon|date=2017|work=KGW 8 News|publisher=NBC News}}</ref> saying they were victims of unprovoked, left-wing violence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Matarrese|first=Andy|date=July 2, 2017|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/02/joey-gibson-aims-to-liberate-conservatives-via-his-patriot-prayer-group/|title=Joey Gibson aims to 'liberate conservatives' via his Patriot Prayer group|work=The Columbian}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2017}}


==== April "March for Free Speech" Portland ====
For the September 10, 2017, Portland, "Peaceful Portland Freedom March", Joey Gibson asked followers take a new non-violent approach though not all appear willing to go along.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shepherd |first=Katie|date=August 31, 2017| url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/31/preacher-aligned-with-portland-area-far-right-group-promises-bloodshed-at-future-rallies/| title=Preacher Aligned with Portland-Area Far-Right Group Promises "Bloodshed" at Future Rallies|work= Willamette Week}}</ref> and the counter-protests also appear to be settling on a number of different measures depending on the organization.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 8, 2017|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/local/multiple-rallies-planned-sunday-in-downtown-portland/472452004/|title=Multiple rallies planned Sunday in downtown Portland|work=KGW 8 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 8, 2017|url=http://koin.com/2017/09/08/portland-braces-for-white-nationalist-protests-sunday/|title=Portland braces for white nationalist protests Sunday|work=KION 6 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Doug|date=September 8, 2017|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/09/08/19304193/big-police-presence-expected-at-sundays-patriot-prayer-rally-and-counter-protest/|title=Big Police Presence Expected at Sunday's "Patriot Prayer" Rally and Counter Protest|work=The Portland Mercury}}</ref> In an attempt to out-maneuver counter-protesters, Patriot Prayer switched their planned march to Vancouver, Washington, just across the river from Portland and changed the time of the event; but a small cohort of followers intend to go to the original march site to provoke the counter-protesters. In another change, this once pro-Trump organization, will now be collecting charitable relief for the victims of the recent Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia River Gorge, and the new rally is renamed, "]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=September 9, 2017|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/09/patriot_prayer_leader_joey_gib.html|title=Portland protest leader Joey Gibson moves 'Patriot Prayer' rally expected to draw large counter demonstrations downtown|work=Oregonlive}}</ref> The small rallies drew large counter-protest crowds in both Portland and Vancouver with several arrests and the detention of the driver of a pickup that sped through a crowd of counter-protesters, no injuries were reported.<ref name="Shepherd">{{Cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/10/police-in-vancouver-arrest-man-for-nearly-running-down-antifa-protesters-with-his-truck/|title=Police in Vancouver Arrest Man for Nearly Running Down Antifa Protesters With His Truck|language=en|work=Willamette Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Vespa|first=Maggie|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/local/truck-tries-to-drive-through-group-of-protesters-in-vancouver/473130217|title=Truck speeds between group of protesters in Vancouver|language=en|work=KGW 8 News}}</ref> Among those drawn to the rallies were the militia-style Three Percenters, and the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulberg|first=Jessica|date=September 14, 2017|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/billy-wilson-antifa-vancouver_us_59bab965e4b0edff971a22f4|title=Man Accused Of Trying To Mow Down Antifa With Truck Claims It Was A Misunderstanding|work=Huff Post}}</ref><ref name="Matarrese">{{cite news|last=Matarrese|first=Andy|date=September 10, 2017|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/sep/10/protesters-clash-in-patriot-prayer-demonstration-on-vancouver-waterfront/|title=Protesters clash in Patriot Prayer demonstration on Vancouver waterfront|work=The Columbian}}</ref><ref name="Shepherd" />
Following the cancellation of a ] due to threats of violence, allegedly from anti-fascists, against expected rally participants the ] ],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mettler |first1=Katie |date=April 27, 2017 |title=Morning Mix Portland rose parade canceled after 'antifascists' threaten GOP marchers |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-marchers/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503034240/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-marchers/ |archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> Gibson organized a "March for Free Speech" to occur on April 29, 2017.<ref name="pein">{{cite news|last1=Pein|first1=Corey|title=Right-Wing Group Plans "Free Speech" March In Wake Of East Portland Parade Cancellation|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/04/26/right-wing-group-plans-free-speech-march-in-wake-of-east-portland-parade-cancellation/|access-date=October 1, 2017|work=Willamette Week|date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134148/http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/04/26/right-wing-group-plans-free-speech-march-in-wake-of-east-portland-parade-cancellation/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gibson told '']'': "We are going to continue with our rally. There is no way that we will stop. It is even more important that we come out with a strong message of love."<ref name="Wilson" /> There were an estimated 60 counter-protesters, and police made three arrests.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vespa|first1=Maggie|title=Conservative march, counter protest forms in wake of canceled parade|url=http://www.kgw.com/news/politics/march-for-free-speech-counter-protest-lines-82nd-avenue/435194023|access-date=October 1, 2017|publisher=NBC News|work=KGW-TV|date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072112/http://www.kgw.com/news/politics/march-for-free-speech-counter-protest-lines-82nd-avenue/435194023|url-status=live}}</ref> At the march yelling racial slurs was Jeremy Christian who was later arrested for the ] where two men were fatally stabbed.<ref name="control">{{cite news |title=Portland pro-Trump rally organizer: 'I can't control everybody' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-train-stabbing-suspect-jeremy-christian-free-speech-organizer-joey-gibson/ |work=CBS News |date=May 31, 2017 |language=en |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903072501/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-train-stabbing-suspect-jeremy-christian-free-speech-organizer-joey-gibson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gibson denounced Christian's actions and said he ejected Christian from the April 29 rally due to his "bizarre behavior".<ref name="Wilson" />


==== May "Stand Against Communism" rally Seattle ====
On June 3, 2018, Patriot Prayer and anti-fascists again fought in parks in downtown Portland. Police arrested four people for disorderly conduct.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article212880159.html|title=Violent protests again draw attention to Portland, Oregon|last=FLACCUS|first=GILLIAN|date=2018-06-09|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-US|issn=0890-5738}}</ref> Participants threw rocks, bottles, ball bearings, and fireworks at each other.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/06/live_updates_antifa_vs_right-w.html|title=Antifa and Patriot Prayer demonstrators clash in downtown Portland; 4 arrested|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-US}}</ref> '']'' reports that Patriot Prayer organized the rally as a counter-protest to another leftist rally led by the Empower Portland Alliance and the Direct Action Alliance. This earlier rally was intended to protest police violence and to commemorate the anniversary of an incident a year earlier when Portland police detained 200 people for several hours. In response to Patriot Prayer's plans to counter-protest this earlier rally, local antifa groups organized a counter-protest of Patriot Prayer, calling this third rally "Call to Resist Patriot Prayer Bringing Nazis to Portland."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/06/08/20446918/what-we-got-wrong-about-last-weekends-violent-rallies|title=What We Got Wrong About Last Weekend's Violent Rallies|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en}}</ref> Pepper spray was used by a ] sheriff's deputy and by demonstrators. Police report that although there were several people who were evaluated medically at the parks, no one was transported to the hospital.
]On May 1, 2017, Patriot Prayer counter-protested at Seattle's ] parade with their "Stand Against Communism" rally. The events were mostly peaceful, with arrests of counter-protesters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morton |first=Neal |date=May 2, 2017 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/riots-mar-may-day-in-portland-and-olympia-in-seattle-light-up-the-peace-joint/ |title=Riots mar May Day in Portland and Olympia. In Seattle? Light up the 'peace joint' |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902053840/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/riots-mar-may-day-in-portland-and-olympia-in-seattle-light-up-the-peace-joint/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


On May 11 and 13, 2017, Patriot Prayer organized the attendance of a dozen "antifa watchers" at a protest at a south-east Portland grocery liquidator. Interviewed by '']'', Gibson said the group were there to watch the protest and report any property damage, and that he intended "to start conversations".<ref>{{cite news|last=Campuzano|first=Eder|date=May 12, 2017|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/everyday_deals_confederate_flag_protest_southeast_portland.html|title=Dozens turn out to protest, bicker over Confederate flag in Southeast Portland|work=The Oregonian|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914131837/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/everyday_deals_confederate_flag_protest_southeast_portland.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
On June 30, 2018, a Patriot Prayer rally that consisted of 150 supporters clashed with anti-fascists protesters who had been waiting for them at a barricaded street. Police observed “assaults, criminal behavior, and projectiles being thrown". Reports suggest that the counter-protesters initiated the violence when they began assaulting the Patriot Prayer supporters with thrown projectiles.<ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/patriot-prayer-rally-arrests-made-as-right-wing-protesters-anti-fascists-fight-in-portland-streets.html</ref> Subsequently, the permit to march through downtown Portland was revoked, and the police declared the Patriot Prayer rally a riot. The police fired non-lethal ammunition towards the counter-protestors and 9 people in all were arrested.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kptv.com/story/38549363/patriot-prayer-marches-through-downtown-portland-police-declare-march-a-riot|title=Patriot Prayer marches through downtown Portland, police declare march a riot|work=kptv.com|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/01/riot-in-portland-as-far-right-marchers-clash-with-anti-facists|title=Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists |work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>


==== June "Trump Free Speech Rally" Portland ====
] has organized opposition to Patriot Prayer rallies in Portland.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jason|title=Portland knife attack: tension high as 'free speech rally' set for weekend|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/28/portland-knife-attack-free-speech-rally--sunday|accessdate=21 November 2017|work=The Guardian|date=29 May 2017}}</ref>
]" June 4, 2017|left]]A June 4, 2017 "]" in downtown Portland<ref name="control"/> attracted a large counter-protest and 14 people were arrested after Portland's mayor ] unsuccessfully sought to have the event's permit revoked.<ref name=kelly1/><ref name=sottile>{{cite news |last1=Sottile |first1=Leah |title=Right-wing free speech rally draws massive counterprotests in Portland |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/right-wing-free-speech-rally-draws-massive-counter-protests-in-portland/2017/06/04/12971892-496f-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 4, 2017 |access-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034230/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/right-wing-free-speech-rally-draws-massive-counter-protests-in-portland/2017/06/04/12971892-496f-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=hansen2>{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Kristena |title=14 arrested as pro-Trump rally draws massive counter-protests in Portland |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-portland-protests-20170604-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |agency=The Associated Press |date=June 4, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903075442/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-portland-protests-20170604-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'', stated that the event provided "a vivid illustration of the city's divisions".<ref name=sottile/> The rally caused controversy as it was scheduled one week after the stabbings by Jeremy Christian. The mayor of Portland, ], had requested that federal authorities revoke the permit, saying he was concerned over increasing tensions in the city due to the stabbings. The ] denied the request, stating that the permit had been lawfully obtained weeks beforehand.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sylvester|first1=Terry|title=Trump supporters confront counter-protests in Portland, Oregon|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-protests/trump-supporters-confront-counter-protests-in-portland-oregon-idUSKBN18V0J0|access-date=September 30, 2017|work=Reuters|date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921143722/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-protests/trump-supporters-confront-counter-protests-in-portland-oregon-idUSKBN18V0J0|url-status=live}}</ref> The Oregon chapter of the ]'s legal director, Mat Dos Santos, said it was unconstitutional of Wheeler to attempt to prevent the demonstration based on the political and personal viewpoints of those who organized the event.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 4, 2017|title='Trump Free Speech Rally' set in downtown Portland a week after deadly MAX stabbing|work=KATU News|url=http://katu.com/news/local/trump-free-speech-rally-set-in-downtown-portland-a-week-after-deadly-max-stabbing|url-status=live|access-date=October 1, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214413/http://katu.com/news/local/trump-free-speech-rally-set-in-downtown-portland-a-week-after-deadly-max-stabbing}}</ref> Gibson canceled the event citing safety concerns.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharjee|first1=Riya|title=Tomorrow Feels Like a Set-Up:' Conservative Group Patriot Prayer Cancels Free Speech Rally in SF|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Patriot-Prayer-Group-Cancels-Rally-in-San-Francisco-441774533.html|access-date=September 24, 2017|work=NBC News|date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060046/http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Patriot-Prayer-Group-Cancels-Rally-in-San-Francisco-441774533.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==== June "Free speech Evergreen State College" rally in Olympia, Washington ====
=== Seattle area rallies ===
{{external media|video1=. June 16, 2017. '']'' run time 9:39}}On June 15, 2017, Patriot Prayer members held a rally at ]<ref name="Clash at Evergreen">{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Joseph |date=June 15, 2017 |title=Counter-protesters clash with pro-Trump group Patriot Prayer at Evergreen State College |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/protests-roil-evergreen-campus-in-olympia-again/}}</ref> shortly after the university became the focus of a national controversy over how academic institutions handled issues of race.<ref name="Dwarfed" /> Patriot Prayer promoted solidarity with ], whose critical comments about an event for racial awareness had ignited the ].<ref name="Dwarfed">{{cite web|last=Neiwert|first=David|date=June 16, 2017|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/06/16/evergreen-state-protest-patriot-group-dwarfed-angry-response/|title=Evergreen State Protest By 'Patriot' Group Dwarfed By Angry Response|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901030745/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/06/16/evergreen-state-protest-patriot-group-dwarfed-angry-response|url-status=live}}</ref> The campus had been closed twice in early June over safety concerns after a man called in threatening a mass shooting on school grounds aimed at leftists;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Svrluga |first=Susan |date=June 5, 2017 |title=Evergreen State College closes again after threat and protests over race |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/05/college-closed-for-third-day-concerned-about-threat-after-protests-over-race/}}</ref> officials closed the campus early once they learned of the rally planned for June 15.<ref name="Amelia Dickson">{{Cite news|last=Dickson|first=Amelia|date=June 15, 2017|title=Demonstrators, Patriot Prayer and troopers in riot gear face off at Evergreen|work=The Olympian|url=https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article156470379.html}}</ref>


Patriot Prayer promoted their event as a "March Against Evergreen State College" which was changed to "Free Speech Evergreen State College".<ref name="Amelia Dickson" /> State troopers in riot gear worked to keep the peace as several dozen Patriot Prayer members and supporters were met by over 100 counter-protesters made up of Evergreen students, faculty, and anti-fascists,<ref name="Clash at Evergreen" /> including some from the Evergreen Anti-Fascist Community Defense Network.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 16, 2017|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/one-arrested-after-demonstrators-clash-at-evergreen-state-college/|title=One arrested after pro & anti-Trump demonstrators clash at Evergreen State College|work=Komo News|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830061624/http://komonews.com/news/local/one-arrested-after-demonstrators-clash-at-evergreen-state-college|url-status=live}}</ref> Patriot Prayer members were sprayed with ] and after repeatedly advancing into the opposition, Gibson was also pepper-sprayed.<ref name="Dwarfed" />
On May 1, 2017, Patriot Prayer went to counter-protest at Seattle's ] parade with their "Stand Against Communism" rally. The events were mostly peaceful with arrests of counter protesters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morton |first=Neal |date=May 2, 2017 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/riots-mar-may-day-in-portland-and-olympia-in-seattle-light-up-the-peace-joint/|title=Riots mar May Day in Portland and Olympia. In Seattle? Light up the 'peace joint' |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>


==== June/August "Freedom Marches" Portland ====
On June 15, 2017, Patriot Prayer members held a rally at ], timed to coincide with one by the Evergreen Anti-Fascist Community Defense Network.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 16, 2017|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/one-arrested-after-demonstrators-clash-at-evergreen-state-college/|title=One arrested after pro & anti-Trump demonstrators clash at Evergreen State College|work=Komo News}}</ref> The former promoted solidarity with ], whose critical comments about an event for racial awareness had ignited campus protests.<ref>{{cite web|last=Neiwert|first=David|date=June 16, 2017|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/06/16/evergreen-state-protest-patriot-group-dwarfed-angry-response/|title=Evergreen State Protest By 'Patriot' Group Dwarfed By Angry Response|work=Southern Poverty Law Center}}</ref> One arrest was made at the event after the vehicles of the group leader Joey Gibson and one other person had their tires slashed, allegedly by a member of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://college.usatoday.com/2017/06/30/evergreen-state-college-looks-to-mend-campus-following-protests/ |title=Evergreen State College looks to mend campus following protests |first=Kellie |last=Bancalari |work=USA Today |date=June 30, 2017 |accessdate=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
On June 30, 2017, Patriot Prayer's self-titled "Freedom March", held at the Portland Waterfront near the annual Blues Festival, was met by counter-protesters. The often heated exchanges of the dueling rallies ended with minimal violence and no reports of arrests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Douglass|first=Joe|date=July 1, 2017|url=http://katu.com/news/local/pro-trump-and-anti-fascist-demonstrators-square-off-near-waterfront-blues-festival/|title=Pro-Trump and anti-fascist demonstrators square off near Waterfront Blues Festival|language=en|work=KATU 2 News|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123712/http://katu.com/news/local/pro-trump-and-anti-fascist-demonstrators-square-off-near-waterfront-blues-festival|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dymburt|first=Andrew|date=June 30, 2017|url=http://koin.com/2017/06/30/patriot-prayer-rally-counter-protest-set-for-friday/|title=Patriot Prayer, Antifa face off in violent protest|language=en|work=KOIN 6 News|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080921/http://koin.com/2017/06/30/patriot-prayer-rally-counter-protest-set-for-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Violence breaks out at protests near Waterfront Blues Festival|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/violence_breaks_out_at_protest.html|access-date=October 31, 2017|work=The Oregonian|date=June 30, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021454/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/violence_breaks_out_at_protest.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The rally occurred during national debate on the First Amendment, where violent clashes between right-wing and left-wing groups occurred over appearances by contentious public figures, often in liberal cities such as Portland.<ref name=hansen2/> The atmosphere in Portland was also tense due to the recent arrest of Christian for the train attack.<ref name=hawkins>{{cite news|last=Hawkins|first=Derek|date=May 30, 2017|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/30/portland-mayor-asks-feds-to-bar-free-speech-and-anti-sharia-rallies-after-stabbings/|title=Portland mayor asks feds to bar free-speech and anti-sharia rallies after stabbings|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005335/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/30/portland-mayor-asks-feds-to-bar-free-speech-and-anti-sharia-rallies-after-stabbings/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaleem |first=Jaweed |date=June 2, 2017 |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-portland-alt-right-rally-2017-story.html |title=Portland braces for violence at pro-Trump rally this weekend after white supremacist is charged with murder |work=The LA Times |access-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902154928/http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-portland-alt-right-rally-2017-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sailor|first=Craig|date=June 3, 2017|url=http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article154343099.html|title=Portland braces for dueling protests that could turn violent Sunday|work=]|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref>


On August 6, 2017, smaller crowds appeared for a Patriot Prayer's ] "Freedom March" in Portland. The event, in which counter-protesters met, followed the previous pattern of shouting and chants from both sides, with few arrests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Aleck|first=Jordan|date=August 6, 2017|title=Opposing groups clash in downtown Portland|work=KOIN News|url=http://koin.com/2017/08/06/opposing-groups-clash-in-downtown-portland/|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102003459/http://koin.com/2017/08/06/opposing-groups-clash-in-downtown-portland/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Neiwert|first=David|date=August 7, 2017|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/07/patriot-rally-trolls-portlands-left-violence-only-smatterings-occur/|title=Protest of 'left-wing violence' in Oregon draws small crowds as police make their presence scarce, leaving both sides to just shout at each other.|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224659/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/07/patriot-rally-trolls-portlands-left-violence-only-smatterings-occur|url-status=live}}</ref>
On August 13, 2017, the group held the "Freedom Rally Seattle" at Westlake Park with a large police presence to keep thousands of counter-protesters away. The concurrent events came one day after the death and injuries in Charlottsville and tensions were high with arrests of counter protesters made by police.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Stephen|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Patriot-Prayer-march-Seattle-police-pepper-spray-11816353.php/|title=
Police pepper spray, keep marchers away from right-wing group|language=en|work=PI newspaper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2017|url=https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle/videos/1725514614134951/|title=Live Feed|language=en|work=Kiro 7 News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2017|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle//|title=Here's how downtown pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrations unfolded|language=en|work=Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 24, 2017|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/anti-nazi-group-expected-to-rally-in-downtown-seattle/|title=Photos: Anti-Nazi group rallies in downtown Seattle|language=en|work=Komo News}}</ref>


==== August "Freedom Rally Seattle" ====
On February 10, 2018, Patriot Prayer were invited by the ] College Republicans to speak at their "Freedom Rally" in ]. Several groups organized counter-protests, leading to skirmishes. Five people were arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Kate |date=February 10, 2018 |title=Protest and arrests at UW College Republicans rally Saturday |url=http://kuow.org/post/protest-and-arrests-uw-college-republicans-rally-saturday |work=] |location=Seattle |accessdate=February 10, 2018}}</ref>
On August 13, 2017, the group held the "Freedom Rally Seattle" at ] with a large police presence to keep thousands of counter-protesters away. The concurrent events came one day after the death and injuries in the ] in Charlottesville, and tensions were high with arrests of counter-protesters made by police.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cohen|first=Stephen|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Patriot-Prayer-march-Seattle-police-pepper-spray-11816353.php/|title=Police pepper spray, keep marchers away from right-wing group|language=en|work=PI newspaper|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080032/http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Patriot-Prayer-march-Seattle-police-pepper-spray-11816353.php/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2017|url=https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle/videos/1725514614134951/|title=Live Feed|language=en|work=Kiro 7 News|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011144743/https://www.facebook.com/KIRO7Seattle/videos/1725514614134951/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 13, 2017|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle//|title=Here's how downtown pro-Trump and anti-Trump demonstrations unfolded|language=en|work=Seattle Times|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902233010/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pro-trump-demonstrators-counter-protesters-rally-in-downtown-seattle//|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 24, 2017|url=http://komonews.com/news/local/anti-nazi-group-expected-to-rally-in-downtown-seattle/|title=Photos: Anti-Nazi group rallies in downtown Seattle|language=en|work=Komo News|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123110/http://komonews.com/news/local/anti-nazi-group-expected-to-rally-in-downtown-seattle|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== San Francisco Bay area rallies === ==== August San Francisco events ====
{{See also|2017 Berkeley protests}}
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Patriot Prayer planned an August 26, 2017 event to be held at ] in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news|title=Park Service OKs San Francisco Crissy Field Permit For Patriot Prayer, Counter-Protests|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/park-service-oks-san-francisco-crissy-field-permit-for-patriot-prayer-counter-protests/|access-date=September 24, 2017|work=CBS News|date=August 23, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928104333/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/park-service-oks-san-francisco-crissy-field-permit-for-patriot-prayer-counter-protests/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Rightwing group protests cancellation as San Francisco blocks rally venues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/rightwing-group-protests-rally-san-francisco|access-date=September 24, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=The Guardian|date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917044116/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/26/rightwing-group-protests-rally-san-francisco|url-status=live}}</ref> Crissy Field, administered by the ], granted Patriot Prayer a permit to march.<ref name="David Neiwert" /> The city called in its entire police force in anticipation of unrest similar to previous Patriot Prayer rallies in Seattle and Portland.<ref>{{cite web|last=Matier|first=Phil|date=August 21, 2017|title=Entire San Francisco Police Force To Work During Patriot Prayer Rally|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/21/san-francisco-police-force-work-patriot-prayer-rally/|work=CBS SF Bay Area News|access-date=October 5, 2017|archive-date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006012057/http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/21/san-francisco-police-force-work-patriot-prayer-rally/|url-status=live}}</ref> ] said the event was intended to be a "white supremacist rally".<ref name="Wallace">{{cite news|last1=Wallace|first1=Christopher|title=San Fran park braces for 'Patriot Prayer' rally amid fears of challenges from all sides|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-fran-park-braces-for-patriot-prayer-rally-amid-fears-of-challenges-from-all-sides/|access-date=August 25, 2017|work=Fox News|date=August 23, 2017|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825230717/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/23/san-fran-park-braces-for-patriot-prayer-rally-amid-fears-challenges-from-all-sides.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Police Chief Bill Scott and Board of Supervisors President ] wrote a letter to express their outrage over the ]'s decision to allow the rally.<ref name="Kristine Phillips" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-18|title=Crissy Field rally group has history of provoking fights|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Crissy-Field-rally-group-has-history-of-provoking-11882664.php|access-date=2020-09-26|website=SFChronicle.com|language=en-US|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714061927/https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Crissy-Field-rally-group-has-history-of-provoking-11882664.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Patriot Prayer security for the event was to be handled by armed ].<ref name="Fitzgerald Rodriguez">{{cite news|last1=Fitzgerald Rodriguez|first1=Joe|title=Oath Keepers confirm militia will attend controversial Crissy Field rally|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/oath-keepers-confirm-militia-will-attend-controversial-crissy-field-rally/|access-date=January 3, 2018|publisher=San Francisco Examiner|date=August 18, 1917|archive-date=August 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824223023/http://www.sfexaminer.com/oath-keepers-confirm-militia-will-attend-controversial-crissy-field-rally/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lilly Fowler">{{Cite web|last=Fowler|first=Lilly|date=August 24, 2017|title=Patriot Prayer leader dislikes racists, but they seem to hear a whistle|url=https://crosscut.com/2017/08/patriot-prayer-joey-gibson-white-supremacists-rally|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Crosscut|language=en}}</ref> Mayor ] condemned the event, referring to is as part of a "shameful, anti-American trend of hate-filled extremist rallies." Lee added that "San Francisco does not welcome outside agitators whose messages of hate have the sole purpose of inciting violence."<ref name="Phillips 2017">{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Kristine|date=August 26, 2017|title=Pro-Trump group cancels San Francisco rally as hundreds of counterprotesters march on the streets|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/|access-date=September 26, 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831215101/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/|url-status=live}}</ref> After it attracted over 1,000 counter-protesters, Patriot Prayer canceled their event and opted to hold a press conference at ]. In rapid response, the city of San Francisco built fences around the park and closed it to the public to prevent violence, which prompted Gibson to also cancel that event.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Weise|first=Elizabeth|title='Patriot Prayer' organizers in San Francisco blame left for violence|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/26/patriot-prayer-organizer-says-hes-willing-face-arrest-san-francisco/604899001/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|archive-date=October 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001011528/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/26/patriot-prayer-organizer-says-hes-willing-face-arrest-san-francisco/604899001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC" /> Gibson stated that Patriot Prayer members would attend a "No to Marxism"<ref name="BBC" /> rally near the ]; that event was also called off by its organizer.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=2017-08-27|title=Protesters take streets of San Francisco in response to 'Patriot Prayer' group|url=https://abc7news.com/2344697/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en|archive-date=November 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103114335/http://abc7news.com/2344697/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kristine Phillips" /> '']'' reported that many feared a repeat of the deadly clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters that had occurred at the ] in Charlottesville earlier that month.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Steinmetz|first=Katy|date=August 25, 2017|title=Right-Wing 'Free Speech' Rally Planned for San Francisco Is Cancelled|url=https://time.com/4916906/san-francisco-free-speech-rally-cancelled/|access-date=2021-09-12|magazine=Time|language=en}}</ref> The counter-demonstrations across the ] went ahead peacefully with most participants opting to hold a large dance party instead of a violent confrontation.<ref name="Kristine Phillips" /><ref name="auto1" />


On August 26, 2017, news of a planned Patriot Prayer press conference in ]'s ] drew over 1000 counter-protesters to the neighborhood. The group, which had already canceled a planned a rally at Crissy Field due to safety concerns, held the press conference in ] instead.<ref name=guardian /><ref name="guardian-25aug2017">{{cite news|last1=Wong|first1=Julia Carrie|title=Party poopers: rightwing rally cancelled in San Francisco amid dog poo protest|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/25/patriot-prayer-san-francisco-rally-cancelled-dog-poo|accessdate=August 26, 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Prior to the event, the group's leader, Joey Gibson, denounced white supremacists before an August 2017 rally, saying "Don't show up, you're not welcome."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kavanuagh|first1=Shane|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson takes his protest to San Francisco|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/08/portland_patriot_prayer_joey_g.html|accessdate=August 25, 2017|work=The Oregonian|date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> Group organizers arrived at Crissy Field later that afternoon to talk with counter-protesters.<ref name="latimes-26aug2017">{{cite news|title=After San Francisco and Berkeley rallies are scrapped, counter-protesters take over the streets|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bay-area-protests-freedom-rally-organizers-confront-1503792953-htmlstory.html|accessdate=August 26, 2017|newspaper=]|date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> The news of a planned Patriot Prayer press conference in San Francisco's ] drew counter-protesters to the area. The group, which had already canceled a planned rally at Crissy Field due to alleged safety concerns, held the press conference in ] instead.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="auto" /> Before the event, Gibson denounced white supremacists saying: "Don't show up, you're not welcome."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kavanuagh|first1=Shane|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson takes his protest to San Francisco|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/08/portland_patriot_prayer_joey_g.html|access-date=August 25, 2017|work=The Oregonian|date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825231831/http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/08/portland_patriot_prayer_joey_g.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Group organizers arrived at Crissy Field later that afternoon to talk with counter-protesters.<ref name="latimes-26aug2017">{{cite news|title=After San Francisco and Berkeley rallies are scrapped, counter-protesters take over the streets|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bay-area-protests-freedom-rally-organizers-confront-1503792953-htmlstory.html|access-date=August 26, 2017|newspaper=]|date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827022710/http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bay-area-protests-freedom-rally-organizers-confront-1503792953-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==== September "Peaceful Portland Freedom March" ====
A September 26, 2017 Patriot Prayer demonstration near ] resulted in violence between the group and left-wing activists, including By Any Means Necessary (]). The demonstration continued in a march to ], where Kyle "Stickman" Chapman, a self-described ]<ref name="KRON 4 News">{{cite web|date=September 26, 2017|url=http://kron4.com/2017/09/26/2-arrested-in-berkeley-during-patriot-prayer-march/|title=3 arrested in Berkeley during Patriot Prayer march|work=KRON 4 News}}</ref> claimed there was "a war on whites" and a "battle for Berkeley". Police made three arrests, including ].<ref name="sfgate-26sep2017">{{cite news|last1=Veklerov|first1=Kimberly|last2=Tucker|first2=Jill|title=Fights break out between right, left as dozens march through UC Berkeley|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/berkeley-protest-sproul-plaza-patriot-prayer-12230585.php|accessdate=September 26, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 26, 2017}}</ref>
For the September 10, 2017, "Peaceful Portland Freedom March" in Portland, Gibson asked followers take a new non-violent approach, although not all appeared willing to go along.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|date=August 31, 2017|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/31/preacher-aligned-with-portland-area-far-right-group-promises-bloodshed-at-future-rallies/|title=Preacher Aligned with Portland-Area Far-Right Group Promises "Bloodshed" at Future Rallies|work=Willamette Week|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201937/http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/31/preacher-aligned-with-portland-area-far-right-group-promises-bloodshed-at-future-rallies/|url-status=live}}</ref> Counter-protests appeared to arrive at a number of different stances that were dependent on the organization.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 4, 2017|title=Multiple rallies planned Sunday in downtown Portland|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/multiple-rallies-scheduled-sunday-in-downtown-portland/283-444856549|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416105355/http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/multiple-rallies-scheduled-sunday-in-downtown-portland/283-444856549|archive-date=April 16, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2020|work=KGW 8 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wasserstrom|first=Shuly|date=September 8, 2017|title=Portland braces for white nationalist protests Sunday|url=http://koin.com/2017/09/08/portland-braces-for-white-nationalist-protests-sunday/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113064921/http://koin.com/2017/09/08/portland-braces-for-white-nationalist-protests-sunday/|archive-date=November 13, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2020|work=KOIN 6 News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Doug|date=September 8, 2017|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/09/08/19304193/big-police-presence-expected-at-sundays-patriot-prayer-rally-and-counter-protest/|title=Big Police Presence Expected at Sunday's "Patriot Prayer" Rally and Counter Protest|work=The Portland Mercury|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910211038/http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2017/09/08/19304193/big-police-presence-expected-at-sundays-patriot-prayer-rally-and-counter-protest|url-status=live}}</ref> Patriot Prayer announced changes, including the collection of charitable relief for the victims of the ] and a name change for a rally to "Peaceful Vancouver Freedom March".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=September 9, 2017|title=Portland protest leader Joey Gibson moves 'Patriot Prayer' rally expected to draw large counter demonstrations downtown|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/09/patriot_prayer_leader_joey_gib.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129045436/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/09/patriot_prayer_leader_joey_gib.html}}</ref> The small rallies drew large counter-protest crowds in both Portland and Vancouver with several arrests and the detention of a pickup truck driver who sped through a crowd of counter-protesters.<ref name="Shepherd">{{Cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/10/police-in-vancouver-arrest-man-for-nearly-running-down-antifa-protesters-with-his-truck/|title=Police in Vancouver Arrest Man for Nearly Running Down Antifa Protesters With His Truck|language=en|work=Willamette Week|access-date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911141255/http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/10/police-in-vancouver-arrest-man-for-nearly-running-down-antifa-protesters-with-his-truck/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 11, 2017|title=Driver who nearly hit Vancouver protesters not arrested|language=en|work=KGW 8 News|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/driver-who-nearly-hit-vancouver-protesters-not-arrested/283-473130217|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005052831/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/driver-who-nearly-hit-vancouver-protesters-not-arrested/283-473130217}}</ref> Among those drawn to the rallies were the militia-style ] and the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group.<ref name="Matarrese">{{cite news|last=Matarrese|first=Andy|date=September 10, 2017|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/sep/10/protesters-clash-in-patriot-prayer-demonstration-on-vancouver-waterfront/|title=Protesters clash in Patriot Prayer demonstration on Vancouver waterfront|work=The Columbian|access-date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008073433/http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/sep/10/protesters-clash-in-patriot-prayer-demonstration-on-vancouver-waterfront/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shepherd" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Schulberg|first=Jessica|date=September 14, 2017|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/billy-wilson-antifa-vancouver_us_59bab965e4b0edff971a22f4|title=Man Accused Of Trying To Mow Down Antifa With Truck Claims It Was A Misunderstanding|work=Huff Post|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918062942/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/billy-wilson-antifa-vancouver_us_59bab965e4b0edff971a22f4|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== September event Berkley, California ====
A September 26, 2017, Patriot Prayer demonstration near ] resulted in violence between the group and left-wing activists, including ]. The demonstration continued in a march to ], where the speakers included ], a self-described ],<ref name="KRON 4 News">{{cite web|url=http://kron4.com/2017/09/26/2-arrested-in-berkeley-during-patriot-prayer-march/|title=3 arrested in Berkeley during Patriot Prayer march|date=September 26, 2017|work=KRON 4 News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930000058/http://kron4.com/2017/09/26/2-arrested-in-berkeley-during-patriot-prayer-march/|archive-date=September 30, 2017|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> who claimed there was "a war on whites" and a "battle for Berkeley". Police made three arrests, including ].<ref name="sfgate-26sep2017">{{cite news|last1=Veklerov|first1=Kimberly|last2=Tucker|first2=Jill|title=Fights break out between right, left as dozens march through UC Berkeley|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/berkeley-protest-sproul-plaza-patriot-prayer-12230585.php|access-date=September 26, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927013854/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/berkeley-protest-sproul-plaza-patriot-prayer-12230585.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2018–2019 ===

==== January counter-demonstration at the Women's March Seattle ====
Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys appeared at the ] in Seattle.<ref name=":72">{{Cite journal|last=Nichols|first=William Bradford|date=January–February 2019|title=What PATRIOT PRAYER is Praying For|url=http://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A568569764/AONE?u=spl_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=bf36efe1|journal=The Humanist|volume=79|issue=1|pages=23+|access-date=September 12, 2021|via=Gale Academic OneFile}}</ref> Led by Tusitala Toese, the Proud Boys were seen wearing shirts that targeted feminists as "parasites of the patriarchy" while both groups shouted misogynistic slurs at the women attending the event.<ref name=":72" />

==== February "Freedom Rally" Seattle ====
On February 10, 2018, Patriot Prayer was invited by the ] ] to speak at their "Freedom Rally" in ]. Several groups organized counter-protests, leading to skirmishes. Five people were arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walters |first=Kate |date=February 10, 2018 |title=Protest and arrests at UW College Republicans rally Saturday |url=http://kuow.org/post/protest-and-arrests-uw-college-republicans-rally-saturday |work=] |location=Seattle |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211060902/http://kuow.org/post/protest-and-arrests-uw-college-republicans-rally-saturday |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== May Day rally Seattle ====
Gibson held a Patriot Prayer rally in downtown Seattle on May 1, 2018, during the annual left-wing events for May Day.<ref name="Senate dilemma">{{Cite web|last=Neiwert|first=David|date=May 21, 2018|title=Joey Gibson's far-right Senate candidacy creates dilemma for Republicans|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/05/21/joey-gibsons-far-right-senate-candidacy-creates-dilemma-republicans|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rummel|first=Jacob|date=2018-05-01|title=Patriot Prayer group wants to 'flip' May Day protests|url=https://mynorthwest.com/973106/patriot-prayer-group-wants-to-flip-may-day-protests/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=MyNorthwest.com}}</ref> At the rally, Gibson openly endorsed the Proud Boys (several of whom shared the stage with him) and spoke about his campaign as a Republican for the U.S. Senate.<ref name="Senate dilemma" /> The 2018 event was accompanied by a heavy police presence and remained largely peaceful.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Long|first1=Katherine|last2=Baruchman|first2=Michelle|date=May 1, 2018|title=May Day marked by peaceful marches in Seattle, 1 arrest near Amazon Spheres|work=Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/may-day-marked-by-peaceful-march-little-mayhem-in-seattle/}}</ref>

==== June rallies in Portland ====
On June 3, 2018, Patriot Prayer and anti-fascists fought in downtown Portland parks, where police made four arrests for disorderly conduct.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-06-09/violent-protests-again-draw-attention-to-portland-oregon|title=Violent protests again draw attention to Portland, Oregon|last=Flaccus|first=Gillian|date=June 9, 2018|newspaper=]|agency=]|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=June 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610114622/https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-06-09/violent-protests-again-draw-attention-to-portland-oregon|url-status=live}}</ref> Participants threw rocks, bottles, ball bearings, and fireworks at each other.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 3, 2018|title=Antifa and Patriot Prayer demonstrators clash in downtown Portland; 4 arrested|language=en-US|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/06/live_updates_antifa_vs_right-w.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=June 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607004707/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/06/live_updates_antifa_vs_right-w.html}}</ref> Patriot Prayer organized the event to counter a rally led by Empower Portland Alliance and Direct Action Alliance, an event held to protest police violence and commemorate the anniversary of an incident where Portland police detained 200 people for several hours. In response to Patriot Prayer, local ] groups organized another counter-protest, calling this third rally "Call to Resist Patriot Prayer Bringing Nazis to Portland."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kenoyer|first=Kelly|date=June 8, 2018|title=What We Got Wrong About Last Weekend's Violent Rallies|language=en|work=Portland Mercury|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/06/08/20446918/what-we-got-wrong-about-last-weekends-violent-rallies|url-status=live|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140602/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/06/08/20446918/what-we-got-wrong-about-last-weekends-violent-rallies}}</ref> ] sheriff's deputy and demonstrators deployed pepper spray.

On June 30, 2018, a Patriot Prayer rally with 150 supporters clashed with anti-fascist activists waiting at a street barricade. Police observed "assaults, criminal behavior, and projectiles being thrown". Reports suggested that the counter-protesters initiated the violence with thrown projectiles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Politi|first=Daniel|date=July 1, 2018|title=Arrests Made as Right-Wing Protesters, Anti-Fascists Fight in Portland Streets|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/patriot-prayer-rally-arrests-made-as-right-wing-protesters-anti-fascists-fight-in-portland-streets.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728015504/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/patriot-prayer-rally-arrests-made-as-right-wing-protesters-anti-fascists-fight-in-portland-streets.html|archive-date=July 28, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=Slate}}</ref> Police, who declared the Patriot Prayer rally a riot, fired non-lethal ammunition towards counter-protestors and arrested nine people.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 30, 2018|title=Dueling protests clash in downtown Portland, police declare event a riot|work=KPTV|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.kptv.com/story/38549363/patriot-prayer-marches-through-downtown-portland-police-declare-march-a-riot|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701040920/http://www.kptv.com/story/38549363/patriot-prayer-marches-through-downtown-portland-police-declare-march-a-riot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jason|date=July 1, 2018|title=Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/01/riot-in-portland-as-far-right-marchers-clash-with-anti-facists|url-status=live|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907054948/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/01/riot-in-portland-as-far-right-marchers-clash-with-anti-facists}}</ref> Prior to the June 30, 2018 rally, Gibson issued a national call for participation that over 60 Proud Boys answered.<ref name="Jason Wilson">{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jason|date=2018-07-14|title=Who are the Proud Boys, 'western chauvinists' involved in political violence?|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/14/proud-boys-far-right-portland-oregon|access-date=2021-03-19|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Video showed Proud Boys member ] shoving one counter protester to the ground before another approached with a metal baton.<ref name="Shrugged">{{Cite news|last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=David D.|last2=Feuer|first2=Alan|date=2021-03-14|title=Police Shrugged Off the Proud Boys, Until They Attacked the Capitol|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/us/proud-boys-law-enforcement.html|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Due to shin guards on his forearms, Nordean deflected the baton, then punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious.<ref name="Shrugged" /> According to a police report, the counter-protester was hospitalized with a concussion.<ref name="Shrugged" /><ref name="Face off">{{cite news|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=August 2, 2018|title=Patriot Prayer, antifa to face off in Portland one month after brutal riot|language=|pages=|newspaper=]|publisher=|location=|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/patriot_prayer_antifa_to_face.html|url-status=live|access-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205082825/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/patriot_prayer_antifa_to_face.html|archive-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> Video of Nordean assaulting the counter-protester was utilized as a recruitment tool by the Proud Boys.<ref name="Jason Wilson" /> When Nordean appeared on the July 17 edition of ]' ''],'' the video played continuously in the background <ref name="PM">{{cite news|last=Jedeed|first=Laura|date=November 26, 2019|title=When Right-Wingers March in Portland, It's Really All About the Clips: Screen time for Hitler?|language=|pages=|newspaper=]|publisher=|location=|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/11/when-right-wingers-march-in-portland-it-s-really-all-about-the-clips|url-status=live|access-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128023348/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2019/11/when-right-wingers-march-in-portland-it-s-really-all-about-the-clips|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> while he promoted the next Portland march scheduled for August 4 stating "if you want to get involved, there is no better time than now."<ref>{{Cite web|last=López G.|first=Cristina|date=July 17, 2018|title=Member of violent men-only fraternal organization Proud Boys goes on Infowars to recruit|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/alex-jones/member-violent-men-only-fraternal-organization-proud-boys-goes-infowars-recruit|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Media Matters for America|language=en}}</ref>

==== August "Gibson for Senate Freedom March" Portland ====
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On August 4, 2018, the "Gibson for Senate Freedom March", which included members of the ], was held in Portland along ].<ref>Mathias, Christopher (August 3, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805012442/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/portland-patriot-prayer-proud-boys-rally_us_5b646217e4b0de86f4a0ba04 |date=August 5, 2018 }} '']''</ref> It attracted counter-protestors from labor groups, a local ] chapter, clergy, antifa activists, and community groups.<ref name="Wilson2018" /><ref name="Sottile">{{cite news |last1=Sottile |first1=Leah |title=Protests again convulse Portland, Ore., as groups on the right and left face off |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/08/04/protests-again-convulse-portland-ore-as-groups-on-the-right-and-left-face-off/ |access-date=August 4, 2018 |newspaper=] |date=August 4, 2018 |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805023157/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/08/04/protests-again-convulse-portland-ore-as-groups-on-the-right-and-left-face-off/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hundreds of police in riot gear, from the ] (PPB) and the ], used rubber bullets and ] in an attempt to keep the opposing groups apart. Rocks and bottles reportedly hit police.<ref name="Stanglin">{{cite news |first1=Doug |last1=Stanglin |first2=Christal |last2=Hayes |title=Portland protests: Police use flashbangs at right-wing rally that drew counter-protesters |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/04/portland-right-wing-anti-fascist-rallies-patriot-prayer/904871002/ |access-date=August 4, 2018 |work=] |date=August 4, 2018 |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804180345/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/04/portland-right-wing-anti-fascist-rallies-patriot-prayer/904871002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=In Portland, protesters hurl projectiles, police say 'disperse' |first1=Mark |last1=LeBien |first2=AnneClaire |last2=Stapleton |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/04/us/portland-protests/index.html |access-date=August 4, 2018 |publisher=] |date=August 4, 2018 |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804193000/https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/04/us/portland-protests/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They confiscated weapons including fireworks, long sticks, baseball bats, pepper spray and home-made shields.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} Patriot Prayer attracted some 400 supporters for the rally from across the nation, with many wearing Proud Boys colors, Trump-branded merchandise, InfoWars merchandise, or the slogan "RWDS" (Right-Wing Death Squad).<ref name="Wilson2018" /> Patriot Prayer member and known brawler Tusitala "Tiny" Toese was seen at the event wearing a "] Did Nothing Wrong" shirt.<ref name="Wilson2018" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Flaccus |first1=Gillian |title=Portland prepares for right-wing, anti-fascist rallies |url=https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article216100720.html |work=Associated Press via The Sacramento Bee |date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804110240/https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article216100720.html |archive-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref>

Portland police later reported they had encountered Patriot Prayer members with loaded firearms on the roof of a parking garage overlooking the August 4 protest site. Although the individuals had concealed carry permits, police confiscated the weapons and cleared the roof before the protest scheduled for the afternoon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zielinski |first1=Alex |title=Members of Patriot Prayer Brought Loaded Firearms to Roof Before August Protest |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/10/15/23710274/members-of-patriot-prayer-brought-loaded-firearms-to-roof-before-august-protest |work=Portland Mercury |date=October 15, 2018 |language=en |access-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232714/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/10/15/23710274/members-of-patriot-prayer-brought-loaded-firearms-to-roof-before-august-protest |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== August "Liberty or Death" rally Seattle ====
On August 18, 2018, Patriot Prayer and the Washington ] held a "Liberty or Death" rally in Seattle. The right-wing supporters, some armed and in tactical gear, were met with a counter-protest from Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, ] and the ].<ref name="Gutman dueling">{{Cite news|last=Gutman|first=David|date=August 18, 2018|title=Patriot Prayer, others hold dueling Seattle rallies marked by lots of yelling, 3 arrests|work=The Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/largely-peaceful-dueling-rallies-at-seattle-city-hall-marked-by-lots-of-yelling-3-arrests/|access-date=October 13, 2020|archive-date=October 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013151814/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/largely-peaceful-dueling-rallies-at-seattle-city-hall-marked-by-lots-of-yelling-3-arrests/|url-status=live}}</ref> Three people were arrested.<ref name="Gutman dueling" />

On November 17, 2018, an offshoot of Patriot Prayer scheduled a ] rally at ] in downtown Portland and was met with counter-protestors.<ref>Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (November 15, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105043052/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/11/dueling_demonstrations_set_for.html |date=January 5, 2019 }} '']''</ref><ref>Morris, Amanda (October 11, 2018) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012010516/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/11/656293787/-himtoo-left-and-right-embrace-opposing-takes-on-same-hashtag |date=October 12, 2018 }} ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sparling|first=Zane|date=November 17, 2018|title=Mayor Wheeler takes 'leash off police,' Joey Gibson says|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/412439-313304-mayor-wheeler-takes-leash-off-police-joey-gibson-says|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Portland Tribune|language=en-us}}</ref>

=== 2019–2020 ===
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==== January doxing campaign Portland ====
In January 2019, Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson, Proud Boy Tusitala "Tiny" Toese, and former Proud Boy Russell Schultz initiated a campaign to tear off the bandanas of antifa demonstrators to take pictures of their faces to ] them. The "demasking" announcement followed an altercation when Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys members attempted to invade a chapter meeting of the ]. After being denied entry to the meeting, the group clashed with nearby anti-fascist activists and claimed to be attacked.<ref name="Threatens mayor" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/427524-proud-boy-threatens-portland-mayor-in-fb-video-report|title='Proud Boys' threatens Portland mayor in Facebook video: report|last=Anapol|first=Avery|date=January 29, 2019|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110408/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/427524-proud-boy-threatens-portland-mayor-in-fb-video-report|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/29/portland-violent-rightwing-group-targets-mayor-with-threats|title=Portland: far-right activist threatens mayor as groups change tactics|last=Wilson|first=Jason|date=January 29, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 30, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130194020/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/29/portland-violent-rightwing-group-targets-mayor-with-threats|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== May Day brawl at Cider Riot Portland ====
{{main|Cider Riot}}On May 1, 2019, following a full day of public demonstrations and counter-protests in Portland for ] or May Day, a brawl between Patriot Prayer and anti-fascist cider house patrons took place outside ] in the early evening.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Jayati|date=2019-05-02|title=Scores of antifa, far-right group members clash outside NE Portland bar|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2019/05/police-investigating-large-fight-between-antifa-far-right-group-members-outside-ne-portland-bar.html|access-date=2019-10-02|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Zane Sparling">{{Cite web|last=Sparling|first=Zane|date=May 1, 2019|title=Antifa, Patriot Prayer brawl outside Cider Riot|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/427249-334253-antifa-patriot-prayer-brawl-outside-cider-riot|website=Portland Tribune|access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020105819/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/427249-334253-antifa-patriot-prayer-brawl-outside-cider-riot|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=2019-10-29|title=Fatal clash near Portland left-wing hangout followed random argument, not political attack, lawyers say|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/10/fatal-clash-near-portland-left-wing-hangout-followed-random-argument-not-political-attack-lawyers-say.html|access-date=2019-11-11|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref> A police detective described video of Gibson, "taunting" and threatening members of antifa and later "physically pushing" a woman before she was hit with a baton and knocked unconscious by someone else.<ref name="Gibson sues">{{Cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Maxine|date=2020-09-12|title=Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson sues Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt in federal court|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/09/patriot-prayer-leader-sues-multnomah-county-da-mike-schmidt-in-federal-court.html|access-date=2020-10-09|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref>

Gibson and five other Patriot Prayer affiliates<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavanaugh|first=Shane Dixon|date=2019-09-20|title=Judge rejects Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson's plea to move $1M Cider Riot suit outside Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/judge-rejects-patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibsons-plea-to-move-1m-cider-riot-suit-outside-portland.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912031823/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/judge-rejects-patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibsons-plea-to-move-1m-cider-riot-suit-outside-portland.html|archive-date=September 12, 2020|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}</ref> were arrested for their actions in connection with the May Day riot.<ref>Shepherd, Katie (August 15, 2019) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816222826/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/08/15/as-arrests-mount-at-least-one-far-right-paramilitary-group-has-bailed-out-of-the-aug-17-rally-in-portland/ |date=August 16, 2019 }} '']''</ref><ref>Shepherd, Katie (August 15, 2019) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816052434/https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/08/15/patriot-prayer-leader-joey-gibson-will-face-criminal-charges-in-may-day-riot-his-lawyer-says/ |date=August 16, 2019 }} '']''</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-15|title=Patriot Prayer holds 'Peaceful Prayer Rally' in Pioneer Square|url=https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/patriot-prayer-to-hold-peaceful-prayer-rally-sunday/|access-date=2020-09-04|website=KOIN.com|language=en-US|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207031428/https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/patriot-prayer-to-hold-peaceful-prayer-rally-sunday/|url-status=live}}</ref> Three Patriot Prayer members pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Conrad|date=January 14, 2020|title=Patriot Prayer's Tusitala 'Tiny' Toese Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/vancouver-patriot-prayer-tusitala-tiny-toese-plead-guilty-assault-charges/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=OPB|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114233152/https://www.opb.org/news/article/vancouver-patriot-prayer-tusitala-tiny-toese-plead-guilty-assault-charges/ |archive-date=2020-01-14 }}</ref><ref name="Gutman dueling" /> Another man with ties to Patriot Prayer, Ian Kramer, pleaded guilty in May 2021 to one count each of riot, second-degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon for beating a woman with a baton and breaking her vertebra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Jayati|date=2021-05-22|title=Suspect pleads guilty to assaulting woman during May 2019 riot outside NE Portland bar|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/05/suspect-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-woman-during-may-2019-riot-outside-ne-portland-bar.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522042157/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/05/suspect-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-woman-during-may-2019-riot-outside-ne-portland-bar.html |archive-date=2021-05-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-23|title=Man pleads guilty to charges from 2019 Cider Riot brawl|url=https://www.koin.com/news/portland/man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-from-2019-cider-riot-brawl/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=KOIN|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524042722/https://www.koin.com/news/portland/man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-from-2019-cider-riot-brawl/ |archive-date=2021-05-24 }}</ref> Gibson and another member were acquitted of felony riot charges in July 2022, and the judge rebuked the district attorney's office for pursuing a trial on the evidence presented.<ref name="acquittal"/>

=== 2020–2021 ===
In January 2020, Gibson appeared at a gun rights rally held on Martin Luther King Jr. day in Richmond, VA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Richmond Lobby Day: Blueprint for a Violent Year {{!}} ADL |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/2020-richmond-lobby-day-blueprint-violent-year |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=www.adl.org |language=en}}</ref>
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==== Events related to George Floyd Protests in Portland ====
{{Main|Killings of Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl}}
On August 29, 2020, Aaron Danielson, a Patriot Prayer supporter, was shot and killed after participating in a pro-Trump "caravan" during the ongoing ]<ref name="Jane Coaston" /> The alleged shooter, Michael Reinoehl, charged by police with second-degree murder,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maxine Bernstein |title=Michael Reinoehl appeared to target right-wing demonstrator before fatal shooting in Portland, police say |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/09/arrest-warrant-against-michael-reinoehl-for-2nd-degree-murder-unlawful-use-of-a-firearm-unsealed.html |access-date=2 April 2021 |work=] |date=5 September 2020 |language=en |quote=Portland police obtained a warrant Thursday afternoon charging Reinoehl with second-degree murder with a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon.}}</ref> and a self-described antifa supporter, was shot and killed by police.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conrad Wilson |title=Investigators complete review of federal police shooting that killed wanted Portland activist |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/31/investigation-federal-police-shooting-wanted-portland-activist/ |access-date=2 April 2021 |work=] |date=31 March 2021 |language=en |quote=According to the Thurston County investigators reviewing the case, Reinoehl "initiated" an exchange of gunfire with officers before he was killed}}</ref><ref name="Jane Coaston" />

==== COVID-19 restriction protests ====
In late 2020, Patriot Prayer organized a rally to protest COVID-19 public health restrictions in Washington state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fitzsimons|first=Tim|date=December 15, 2020|title=Washington town hosts large anti-mask rally|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washington-town-hosts-large-anti-mask-rally-n1251294|access-date=2021-03-21|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> Gibson participated in and promoted several events that took place at state Capitol buildings and governor's mansions in Washington and Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olmos|first=Sergio|date=December 4, 2020|title=Far right groups in Northwest find fertile ground in COVID-19 protests|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/04/coronavirus-restrictions-protest-far-right-groups/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=OPB}}</ref> In November, he led a rally at the private residence of a ] officer, in opposition to business restrictions imposed in Washington state for the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cary|first=Annette|date=November 23, 2020|title=Tri-Cities liquor agent's home targeted by Patriot Prayer activist for protest rally|work=Tri-City Herald|url=https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article247375014.html}}</ref>

At a December 2020 rally at the ] in Salem organized by Patriot Prayer, protesters used chemical agents against troopers, and some entered the building unlawfully, resulting in several arrests.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 21, 2020|title=Man accused of attacking reporters at Oregon Capitol protest turns himself in|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/protesters-gather-at-oregon-capitol-special-session/283-69f03372-80d5-48f3-8396-8847024119fb|access-date=2021-04-12|website=KGW8|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Relationship with the Portland police ==
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'']'' reported that Lt. Niiya told Gibson in December 2017 that the police would not execute a warrant for the arrest of Toese. In a text, Niiya wrote: "Just make sure he doesn't do anything which may draw our attention. If he still has the warrant in the system (I don't run you guys so I don't personally know) the officers could arrest him. I don't see a need to arrest on the warrant unless there is a reason." He also indicated that police officers had ignored previous arrest warrants for Toese.<ref name=guardianniiya />

In February 2019, '']'' reported that Portland police lieutenant Jeff Niiya kept in close touch with Gibson and provided him with intelligence about the anti-fascist movement in the city. He also advised Gibson on how a Patriot Prayer member could avoid arrest.<ref>Weill, Kelly (February 15, 2019) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629024625/https://www.thedailybeast.com/antifa-portland-police-protect-white-supremacy-by-passing-intel-to-patriot-prayer |date=June 29, 2020 }} '']''</ref> On February 21, a public "listening session" convened by the ] consisted in large part of strong criticism of the bureau.<ref name=guardianniiya />

On March 1, 2019, '']'' obtained video that showed Portland police officers approaching Gibson at a June 3, 2018 rally, telling him that although Niiya had probable cause to arrest several group members, they could avoid arrest by leaving. Officers informed Gibson that Tusitala "Tiny" Toese and another man would be arrested, and told him that they had already arrested members of "the other side". Five days after the rally, Toese and ] member Donovan Flippo, allegedly attacked a man in Portland, an incident for which a grand jury indicted for them.<ref name=guardianniiya>Wilson, James (March 1, 2019) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302014448/https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/01/exclusive-video-shows-portland-officers-made-deal-with-far-right-group-leader |date=March 2, 2019 }} '']''</ref>

Portland's ] investigated Niiya and cleared him in September 2019, determining that he was gathering information on the groups and trying to defuse potential clashes with his advice.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Maxine |last1=Bernstein |title=Cop cleared in controversy over his friendly texts with Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson before, during protests |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/cop-cleared-in-controversy-over-his-friendly-texts-with-patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-before-during-protests.html |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=] |date=12 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623172659/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/cop-cleared-in-controversy-over-his-friendly-texts-with-patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-before-during-protests.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


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American far-right political group
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Patriot Prayer
Joey Gibson, founder of Patriot Prayer, at a 2017 Seattle rally with Proud Boys members
FormationJune 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06)
FounderJoey Gibson
TypeFar-right group
Location
Region Pacific Northwest
United States

Patriot Prayer is an American far-right group founded by Joey Gibson in 2016 and based in Vancouver, Washington, a suburban city in the Portland metropolitan area. Since 2016, the group has organized several dozen pro-gun, pro-Trump rallies held in cities in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Often met with large numbers of counter-protesters, attendees have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups in the Portland area. Far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys, have attended the rallies organized by Patriot Prayer, as well as white nationalists, sparking controversy and violence.

Patriot Prayer has focused on fighting anti-fascist and leftist groups; street fights between the groups, which have taken place since 2017, have frequently been filmed and posted online by observers and members. A brawl between Patriot Prayer and anti-fascist activists at Cider Riot in May 2019 led to criminal proceedings against members of the group. Three people pleaded guilty, while Gibson and another member were acquitted of their charges.

Patriot Prayer has described itself as in favor of free speech and opposed to big government. An infiltrator into Patriot Prayer said that the group had around 15 core members in 2019.

Overview

Patriot Prayer was founded in 2016 by Joey Gibson. Gibson was motivated to become an activist after he viewed TV coverage of a June 2, 2016, Trump rally in San Jose, California, where protests turned to brawling. Since early 2017, Patriot Prayer supporters have traveled to downtown Portland to hold rallies in support of Donald Trump. Patriot Prayer is a far-right group, part of the right-wing of American politics. The group has held rallies in areas known for their liberal politics. It has also been described as anti-government. The San Jose Mercury News described Patriot Prayer as a right-wing group whose events "attracted white supremacists and ended up in violent confrontations among demonstrators on both sides." In 2017, Gibson considered himself a conservative libertarian.

Patriot Prayer has been connected to the alt-right and other far-right groups. Gibson denied that the group was white nationalist and claimed that they supported "freedom, love and peace". The group's stated aim is the support of the First Amendment, free speech and to "liberate the conservatives on the West Coast".

Patriot Prayer is known for being a "pro-Trump group". The Weekly Standard described early Patriot Prayer rallies as having "overtly pro-Trump themes."

Opposition to Gibson's rallies grew in May 2017 following the 2017 Portland train attack, a racially motivated double murder by Jeremy Christian, a man known to have attended Patriot Prayer rallies.

In August 2017, David Neiwert, writing for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), described Patriot Prayer as "trolling" the Pacific Northwest with the intention of provoking a response from antifa. Neiwert noted that Gibson denounced white supremacists and neo-Nazis after the Unite the Right Rally and stated that he aimed to "actively exclude" white supremacist groups. Members of Identity Evropa have attended the groups rallies. The SPLC referred to Patriot Prayer as "violent extremists".

In 2018, authorities were prompted to investigate after Patriot Prayer called the Council on American–Islamic Relations a "Muslim extremist organization" and made online threats against the group. Patriot Prayer has harassed and assaulted Abolish ICE and other leftist activists.

The group has also attracted anti-government paramilitary groups like the Oath Keepers and Three Percenters.

Organizational structure, membership and recruitment

For a period beginning in February 2019, Patriot Prayer was a corporation, but on September 18, 2019, it was voluntarily dissolved. In October 2019, Gibson advised followers to send him donations through the Church of Faith and Freedom, an organization that officials who oversee charities and non-profits found no record of in the states it claimed to be active: California, Oregon, and Washington.

Crosscut described Gibson as "the man who seems to run everything." An infiltrator into Patriot Prayer said that the group had around 15 core members in 2019. Members of the group have included Tusitala "Tiny" Toese, a one-time close confidant of Gibson who has faced multiple criminal charges for violence and Chandler Pappas who was indicted by a grand jury on eight felony charges in 2021 for his role in the breach of the Oregon state capitol. Toese is also a leader of the Proud Boys. Ethan Nordean, a Proud Boy indicted on federal charges for his involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, began attending Patriot Prayer rallies in 2017. Six individuals affiliated with Patriot Prayer, including Gibson, were indicted on felony rioting charges following a brawl between Patriot Prayer and patrons of Cider Riot, a Portland cider house, on May 1, 2019; several members pleaded guilty to the charges. In July 2022, Gibson was acquitted of the charges.

Several crowdfunding websites removed Gibson and Patriot Prayer from their platforms, including GivingFuel in November 2018, Go Get Funding in September 2019, and GoFundMe by October 2019.

Patriot Prayer had often used Facebook to recruit attendees. In September 2020, Facebook took down the pages for Patriot Prayer and Gibson as part of their efforts to remove "violent social militias" from its social networks.

Activities and events

Starting in 2016, Patriot Prayer has hosted dozens of pro-gun and pro-Trump rallies in the Pacific Northwest. The attendees of Patriot Prayer's rallies, known to draw supporters from Proud Boys and other anti-government extremist groups, have repeatedly clashed with left-wing groups in the Portland, Oregon, area.

Prior to the violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Patriot Prayer's rallies featured "right-wing nationalists". Since Charlottesville, the group has tried to distance themselves from the alt-right. Rose City Antifa organized opposition to Patriot Prayer rallies in Portland.

2017–2018

April "Rally for Trump and Freedom" Portland

On April 2, 2017, Patriot Prayer held a "Rally for Trump and Freedom", attended by approximately 300 people. Supporters of President Donald Trump were confronted by anarchists during a pro-Trump rally at Vancouver's Esther Short Park, north of Portland. Security for the rally was provided by the Three Percenters militia group.

April "March for Free Speech" Portland

Following the cancellation of a Rose Festival event due to threats of violence, allegedly from anti-fascists, against expected rally participants the Multnomah County Republican Party, Gibson organized a "March for Free Speech" to occur on April 29, 2017. Gibson told The Guardian: "We are going to continue with our rally. There is no way that we will stop. It is even more important that we come out with a strong message of love." There were an estimated 60 counter-protesters, and police made three arrests. At the march yelling racial slurs was Jeremy Christian who was later arrested for the 2017 Portland train attack where two men were fatally stabbed. Gibson denounced Christian's actions and said he ejected Christian from the April 29 rally due to his "bizarre behavior".

May "Stand Against Communism" rally Seattle

Gibson (center) and Toese (right) at a Patriot Prayer rally in Seattle on May 1, 2017

On May 1, 2017, Patriot Prayer counter-protested at Seattle's May Day parade with their "Stand Against Communism" rally. The events were mostly peaceful, with arrests of counter-protesters.

On May 11 and 13, 2017, Patriot Prayer organized the attendance of a dozen "antifa watchers" at a protest at a south-east Portland grocery liquidator. Interviewed by The Oregonian, Gibson said the group were there to watch the protest and report any property damage, and that he intended "to start conversations".

June "Trump Free Speech Rally" Portland

Protesters at Patriot Prayer's "Trump Free Speech Rally" June 4, 2017

A June 4, 2017 "Trump Free Speech Rally" in downtown Portland attracted a large counter-protest and 14 people were arrested after Portland's mayor Ted Wheeler unsuccessfully sought to have the event's permit revoked. The Washington Post, stated that the event provided "a vivid illustration of the city's divisions". The rally caused controversy as it was scheduled one week after the stabbings by Jeremy Christian. The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, had requested that federal authorities revoke the permit, saying he was concerned over increasing tensions in the city due to the stabbings. The General Services Administration denied the request, stating that the permit had been lawfully obtained weeks beforehand. The Oregon chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union's legal director, Mat Dos Santos, said it was unconstitutional of Wheeler to attempt to prevent the demonstration based on the political and personal viewpoints of those who organized the event. Gibson canceled the event citing safety concerns.

June "Free speech Evergreen State College" rally in Olympia, Washington

External videos
video icon Evergreen State 'Patriot' Protest Organizer Meets the Opposition, and Pepper Spray. June 16, 2017. Southern Poverty Law Center run time 9:39

On June 15, 2017, Patriot Prayer members held a rally at Evergreen State College shortly after the university became the focus of a national controversy over how academic institutions handled issues of race. Patriot Prayer promoted solidarity with Bret Weinstein, whose critical comments about an event for racial awareness had ignited the 2017 campus protests. The campus had been closed twice in early June over safety concerns after a man called in threatening a mass shooting on school grounds aimed at leftists; officials closed the campus early once they learned of the rally planned for June 15.

Patriot Prayer promoted their event as a "March Against Evergreen State College" which was changed to "Free Speech Evergreen State College". State troopers in riot gear worked to keep the peace as several dozen Patriot Prayer members and supporters were met by over 100 counter-protesters made up of Evergreen students, faculty, and anti-fascists, including some from the Evergreen Anti-Fascist Community Defense Network. Patriot Prayer members were sprayed with silly string and after repeatedly advancing into the opposition, Gibson was also pepper-sprayed.

June/August "Freedom Marches" Portland

On June 30, 2017, Patriot Prayer's self-titled "Freedom March", held at the Portland Waterfront near the annual Blues Festival, was met by counter-protesters. The often heated exchanges of the dueling rallies ended with minimal violence and no reports of arrests. The rally occurred during national debate on the First Amendment, where violent clashes between right-wing and left-wing groups occurred over appearances by contentious public figures, often in liberal cities such as Portland. The atmosphere in Portland was also tense due to the recent arrest of Christian for the train attack.

On August 6, 2017, smaller crowds appeared for a Patriot Prayer's Salmon Street Springs "Freedom March" in Portland. The event, in which counter-protesters met, followed the previous pattern of shouting and chants from both sides, with few arrests.

August "Freedom Rally Seattle"

On August 13, 2017, the group held the "Freedom Rally Seattle" at Westlake Park with a large police presence to keep thousands of counter-protesters away. The concurrent events came one day after the death and injuries in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and tensions were high with arrests of counter-protesters made by police.

August San Francisco events

See also: 2017 Berkeley protests
San Francisco Counterprotest to Patriot Prayer in August 2017

Patriot Prayer planned an August 26, 2017 event to be held at Crissy Field in San Francisco. Crissy Field, administered by the National Park Service, granted Patriot Prayer a permit to march. The city called in its entire police force in anticipation of unrest similar to previous Patriot Prayer rallies in Seattle and Portland. Nancy Pelosi said the event was intended to be a "white supremacist rally". Police Chief Bill Scott and Board of Supervisors President London Breed wrote a letter to express their outrage over the National Park Service's decision to allow the rally. Patriot Prayer security for the event was to be handled by armed Oath Keepers. Mayor Ed Lee condemned the event, referring to is as part of a "shameful, anti-American trend of hate-filled extremist rallies." Lee added that "San Francisco does not welcome outside agitators whose messages of hate have the sole purpose of inciting violence." After it attracted over 1,000 counter-protesters, Patriot Prayer canceled their event and opted to hold a press conference at Alamo Square Park. In rapid response, the city of San Francisco built fences around the park and closed it to the public to prevent violence, which prompted Gibson to also cancel that event. Gibson stated that Patriot Prayer members would attend a "No to Marxism" rally near the University of California, Berkeley; that event was also called off by its organizer. Time reported that many feared a repeat of the deadly clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters that had occurred at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville earlier that month. The counter-demonstrations across the San Francisco Bay Area went ahead peacefully with most participants opting to hold a large dance party instead of a violent confrontation.

The news of a planned Patriot Prayer press conference in San Francisco's Alamo Square Park drew counter-protesters to the area. The group, which had already canceled a planned rally at Crissy Field due to alleged safety concerns, held the press conference in Pacifica instead. Before the event, Gibson denounced white supremacists saying: "Don't show up, you're not welcome." Group organizers arrived at Crissy Field later that afternoon to talk with counter-protesters.

September "Peaceful Portland Freedom March"

For the September 10, 2017, "Peaceful Portland Freedom March" in Portland, Gibson asked followers take a new non-violent approach, although not all appeared willing to go along. Counter-protests appeared to arrive at a number of different stances that were dependent on the organization. Patriot Prayer announced changes, including the collection of charitable relief for the victims of the Eagle Creek fire and a name change for a rally to "Peaceful Vancouver Freedom March". The small rallies drew large counter-protest crowds in both Portland and Vancouver with several arrests and the detention of a pickup truck driver who sped through a crowd of counter-protesters. Among those drawn to the rallies were the militia-style Three Percenters and the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group.

September event Berkley, California

A September 26, 2017, Patriot Prayer demonstration near Sproul Plaza resulted in violence between the group and left-wing activists, including BAMN. The demonstration continued in a march to People's Park, where the speakers included Kyle "Stickman" Chapman, a self-described American nationalist, who claimed there was "a war on whites" and a "battle for Berkeley". Police made three arrests, including Yvette Felarca.

2018–2019

January counter-demonstration at the Women's March Seattle

Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys appeared at the 2018 Women's March in Seattle. Led by Tusitala Toese, the Proud Boys were seen wearing shirts that targeted feminists as "parasites of the patriarchy" while both groups shouted misogynistic slurs at the women attending the event.

February "Freedom Rally" Seattle

On February 10, 2018, Patriot Prayer was invited by the University of Washington College Republicans to speak at their "Freedom Rally" in Red Square. Several groups organized counter-protests, leading to skirmishes. Five people were arrested.

May Day rally Seattle

Gibson held a Patriot Prayer rally in downtown Seattle on May 1, 2018, during the annual left-wing events for May Day. At the rally, Gibson openly endorsed the Proud Boys (several of whom shared the stage with him) and spoke about his campaign as a Republican for the U.S. Senate. The 2018 event was accompanied by a heavy police presence and remained largely peaceful.

June rallies in Portland

On June 3, 2018, Patriot Prayer and anti-fascists fought in downtown Portland parks, where police made four arrests for disorderly conduct. Participants threw rocks, bottles, ball bearings, and fireworks at each other. Patriot Prayer organized the event to counter a rally led by Empower Portland Alliance and Direct Action Alliance, an event held to protest police violence and commemorate the anniversary of an incident where Portland police detained 200 people for several hours. In response to Patriot Prayer, local antifa groups organized another counter-protest, calling this third rally "Call to Resist Patriot Prayer Bringing Nazis to Portland." Multnomah County sheriff's deputy and demonstrators deployed pepper spray.

On June 30, 2018, a Patriot Prayer rally with 150 supporters clashed with anti-fascist activists waiting at a street barricade. Police observed "assaults, criminal behavior, and projectiles being thrown". Reports suggested that the counter-protesters initiated the violence with thrown projectiles. Police, who declared the Patriot Prayer rally a riot, fired non-lethal ammunition towards counter-protestors and arrested nine people. Prior to the June 30, 2018 rally, Gibson issued a national call for participation that over 60 Proud Boys answered. Video showed Proud Boys member Ethan Nordean shoving one counter protester to the ground before another approached with a metal baton. Due to shin guards on his forearms, Nordean deflected the baton, then punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious. According to a police report, the counter-protester was hospitalized with a concussion. Video of Nordean assaulting the counter-protester was utilized as a recruitment tool by the Proud Boys. When Nordean appeared on the July 17 edition of InfoWars' The Alex Jones Show, the video played continuously in the background while he promoted the next Portland march scheduled for August 4 stating "if you want to get involved, there is no better time than now."

August "Gibson for Senate Freedom March" Portland

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video icon Patriot Prayer is dragging Antifa into an unwinnable PR war. August 7, 2018. Vice News on HBO

On August 4, 2018, the "Gibson for Senate Freedom March", which included members of the Proud Boys, was held in Portland along Tom McCall Waterfront Park. It attracted counter-protestors from labor groups, a local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, clergy, antifa activists, and community groups. Hundreds of police in riot gear, from the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) and the Oregon State Police, used rubber bullets and flashbangs in an attempt to keep the opposing groups apart. Rocks and bottles reportedly hit police. They confiscated weapons including fireworks, long sticks, baseball bats, pepper spray and home-made shields. Patriot Prayer attracted some 400 supporters for the rally from across the nation, with many wearing Proud Boys colors, Trump-branded merchandise, InfoWars merchandise, or the slogan "RWDS" (Right-Wing Death Squad). Patriot Prayer member and known brawler Tusitala "Tiny" Toese was seen at the event wearing a "Pinochet Did Nothing Wrong" shirt.

Portland police later reported they had encountered Patriot Prayer members with loaded firearms on the roof of a parking garage overlooking the August 4 protest site. Although the individuals had concealed carry permits, police confiscated the weapons and cleared the roof before the protest scheduled for the afternoon.

August "Liberty or Death" rally Seattle

On August 18, 2018, Patriot Prayer and the Washington Three Percenters held a "Liberty or Death" rally in Seattle. The right-wing supporters, some armed and in tactical gear, were met with a counter-protest from Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. Three people were arrested.

On November 17, 2018, an offshoot of Patriot Prayer scheduled a HimToo rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza in downtown Portland and was met with counter-protestors.

2019–2020

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January doxing campaign Portland

In January 2019, Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson, Proud Boy Tusitala "Tiny" Toese, and former Proud Boy Russell Schultz initiated a campaign to tear off the bandanas of antifa demonstrators to take pictures of their faces to doxx them. The "demasking" announcement followed an altercation when Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys members attempted to invade a chapter meeting of the Democratic Socialists of America. After being denied entry to the meeting, the group clashed with nearby anti-fascist activists and claimed to be attacked.

May Day brawl at Cider Riot Portland

Main article: Cider Riot

On May 1, 2019, following a full day of public demonstrations and counter-protests in Portland for International Workers Day or May Day, a brawl between Patriot Prayer and anti-fascist cider house patrons took place outside Cider Riot in the early evening. A police detective described video of Gibson, "taunting" and threatening members of antifa and later "physically pushing" a woman before she was hit with a baton and knocked unconscious by someone else.

Gibson and five other Patriot Prayer affiliates were arrested for their actions in connection with the May Day riot. Three Patriot Prayer members pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges in January 2020. Another man with ties to Patriot Prayer, Ian Kramer, pleaded guilty in May 2021 to one count each of riot, second-degree assault, and unlawful use of a weapon for beating a woman with a baton and breaking her vertebra. Gibson and another member were acquitted of felony riot charges in July 2022, and the judge rebuked the district attorney's office for pursuing a trial on the evidence presented.

2020–2021

In January 2020, Gibson appeared at a gun rights rally held on Martin Luther King Jr. day in Richmond, VA.

Gibson in 2020 at a gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia

Events related to George Floyd Protests in Portland

Main article: Killings of Aaron Danielson and Michael Reinoehl

On August 29, 2020, Aaron Danielson, a Patriot Prayer supporter, was shot and killed after participating in a pro-Trump "caravan" during the ongoing George Floyd Protests in Portland. The alleged shooter, Michael Reinoehl, charged by police with second-degree murder, and a self-described antifa supporter, was shot and killed by police.

COVID-19 restriction protests

In late 2020, Patriot Prayer organized a rally to protest COVID-19 public health restrictions in Washington state. Gibson participated in and promoted several events that took place at state Capitol buildings and governor's mansions in Washington and Oregon. In November, he led a rally at the private residence of a Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board officer, in opposition to business restrictions imposed in Washington state for the coronavirus pandemic.

At a December 2020 rally at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem organized by Patriot Prayer, protesters used chemical agents against troopers, and some entered the building unlawfully, resulting in several arrests.

Relationship with the Portland police

Patriot Prayer gather in 2017, Tusitala Toese at center

The Guardian reported that Lt. Niiya told Gibson in December 2017 that the police would not execute a warrant for the arrest of Toese. In a text, Niiya wrote: "Just make sure he doesn't do anything which may draw our attention. If he still has the warrant in the system (I don't run you guys so I don't personally know) the officers could arrest him. I don't see a need to arrest on the warrant unless there is a reason." He also indicated that police officers had ignored previous arrest warrants for Toese.

In February 2019, Willamette Week reported that Portland police lieutenant Jeff Niiya kept in close touch with Gibson and provided him with intelligence about the anti-fascist movement in the city. He also advised Gibson on how a Patriot Prayer member could avoid arrest. On February 21, a public "listening session" convened by the Portland Police Bureau consisted in large part of strong criticism of the bureau.

On March 1, 2019, The Guardian obtained video that showed Portland police officers approaching Gibson at a June 3, 2018 rally, telling him that although Niiya had probable cause to arrest several group members, they could avoid arrest by leaving. Officers informed Gibson that Tusitala "Tiny" Toese and another man would be arrested, and told him that they had already arrested members of "the other side". Five days after the rally, Toese and Proud Boys member Donovan Flippo, allegedly attacked a man in Portland, an incident for which a grand jury indicted for them.

Portland's Independent Police Review investigated Niiya and cleared him in September 2019, determining that he was gathering information on the groups and trying to defuse potential clashes with his advice.

See also

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