Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Reportedly Punched By Social Justice Activist

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The Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler was attacked by protesters and allegedly punched in the face as he was dining at a local café
The protesters were described as Black Lives Matter, Antifa extremists.
According to reports the Mayor, whose city has been plagued by violence and Antifa riots since the summer, was being heckled from people outside the restaurant.
When he tried to ignore the hecklers they pushed past restaurant staff and approached the Democrat Mayor.
“You are going to be made to feel like the scum you are,” the protester says in the video. “F— you! F— you! Shame on you!”
According to a spokesman for the mayor Wheeler asked the group to leave and “at that point, one member of the group started swinging at the mayor and “made physical contact”
A spokesman for the Portland police described it as a “punch,” however it was not captured on video.
Wheeler did take a picture of his alleged attacker who turned out to be a social justice activist, named Tracy Molina, who protests regularly against police violence and systemic racism.
The mayor did not press charges and no arrests were made.

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