Soviet flag spotted at Seattle march protesting neo-Nazis; cops pepper-spraying protesters
Seattle police are out in force as dueling marches are underway.
On one side is the pro-Trump “Patriot Prayer” rally:
A child plays near #Seattle police before a pro-Trump Prayer Rally at Westlake Park. Story: https://t.co/653Dc6SjkZ pic.twitter.com/VHC436nAv6
— Ken Lambert (@SeaTimesFotoKen) August 13, 2017
For the record, the pro-Trump group aren’t white supremacists:
These Patriot Prayer protests are not organized by white supremacists, but tend to attract people accused of being white supremacists.
— Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) August 13, 2017
And on the other side is a counter protest that’s brought together socialists, communists, Antifa, anti-Trump and anti-Nazi groups marching in solidari
Hard to tell how big this anti-alt right protest is but it's stretching for blocks as they make their way down Lenora #Seattle pic.twitter.com/EM9yd2i7OV
— Nathalie Graham (@gramsofgnats) August 13, 2017
Throngs stretching back from where we came.
Solidarity Against Hate March to Westlake.#Seattle #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/G5QOra8jtX— Andrew Murphy (@amurphous) August 13, 2017
Speakers now, getting ready to step off for "Solidarity Against Hate" march to Westlake Park to meet Patriot Prayer group #Seattle pic.twitter.com/kfkWzkfXlg
— Bettina Hansen (@bettinahansen) August 13, 2017
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