peacefully. we went in, planted our flag, came back out and they re chasing us right now. it kind of shows you who s the thug and who isn t. it was relatively peaceful. allen smith is a political reporter with nbc and julia manchester, reporter for the hill. welcome and good morning to you guys. thank you for being here on a sunday. allen, let me start with you, because you saw those pictures, those images right there from portland. how does what s happening right there in portland, oregon, kind of resonate with the rest of the country? well, it sort of demonstrates some of the stronger emotions that are going on right now. but again, i mean, there are a lot of people in this country who don t identify with either the far right or far left activists who are clashing right there, so to many people, it seems like something that s very far off. they might not understand why it s getting quite as much attention as it has been getting, but we see with the president seeking to possibly
anti-fascist group should be an organization of terror without a mention of the whit supremacists in portland. the comment to do that, the word antifa strikes fear. they broke some windows. they kicked some things. i think they punched some people in the past in the name of antifa, but antifa is not an organized group. different people respond differently, and to say that they re going after people when call themselves antifa, the way it s being interpreted is pretty much going to be used against anybody who dares protest if we continue down the path we ve started. we need to back up and think about this. when it comes to hate and after what happened to your daughter, do you worry things are actually getting worse and not better? no, i don t worry. i know they are. people are talking more,
left-wing antifascist group also known as antifa as a terrorist organization. the president tweeted on saturday consideration is being given to declaring antifa the gutless radical left whack jobs who go around hitting, people over the heads with baseball bats, major organization of terror, along with ms13 and others, would make it easier for the police to do their job. this comes days after two senators proposed labeling the group terrorists and month after attack that put journalist andy in the hospital. since then been released and andy, i ve seen that footage multiple times, a lot of the viewers have, when you reflect on that, we will get to the particularls of the situation, it s ongoing, when you reflect on that and you covered antifa for years, you understand what
the streets antifa rally in portland. latest in a string of attacks by so-called anti-fascist group. pete: now a former antifa member is speaking thought a new op-ed saying enough is enough. antifa must be stopped. ed: here with more is a former antifa member turned conservative at the leadership institute. gabriel, good morning. good morning. ed: what turned you? why did you go inside antifa and why are you coming out now. the reason i first started antifa national socialist movement that went through my community in southern california. that s how i met a lot of the members. honestly the reason i left is because i was getting tired of being spoon fed lies. every time i talked to antifa members it just felt like same slogan instead of having conversations. meanwhile, when i talk to conservatives, i had honest conversations and as a matter of fact, i m very glad that somebody from the leadership institute reached tout me when i was on the fence because they took me under their wing
the protest from the so-called anti- fascist group that look to start violence. we will be monitoring all of these protest nationwide all day. thank you very much. and in turkey today. tens of thousands of marking marking a one-year anniversary since last year s failed coup. coming up next will discuss how this key native ally is doing in the wake of all of this turmoil. it is a deadly fire and it rips through the high-rise apartment building. stick with us. even the firemen once we got back even the firemen got down on his hands and knees and was huffing and puffing.