Gabriel Johnson tells 'Fox & Friends' what happened when he tried to bring a message of unity to the protests.
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Steve Ainsley and Brian back to
you
Steve. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, after eight weeks of
meanwhile, after eight weeks of
unrest in Portland, a local vet
decideded to March right into th
chaos hoping to talk sense into
the protesters, if you stand for
justice, come here and stand for
me,
im here for justice,
im not hear to tear down not
here to spray paint
its going on every day,
Steve the Portland Native says.
His call for unity was only
joined with more violence,
retired Marine, Gabriel Johnson,
Gabriel. Good morning to you
good Morning, Steve
Steve. In that introduction they
said you there were to talk
sense into the protesters.
Is that what you were trying to
do?
What I was actually trying to
do is just take the american
flag and use its symbol of unity
so bridge the divide,
possibly start a conversation
with some of the protesters that
are down there to let them know
that what is going on is beyond
the message.
I think the message has been
lost at this point with the
onslaught of Antifa their
tactics.
This has to stop
Steve. I know thats how you
feel
so Gabriel.
You walked out with the american
flag and you thought you were
going to get one response from
the people there
and what do they do to you?
What do they say?
I was called the n word.
I was called a coon.
I was called Uncle Tom all by
blacks.
I was attacked and when I say
attacked not only verbally, but
with a baseball bat
Steve, you were attacked with a
baseball bat.
Yes,
I had Antifa members come at me
with a baseball bat and two
civilians stepped in the way.
I was very, very surprised.
Probably the most inspiring
thing was. I saw that whole night was the fact that these two
was the fact that these two
people came to my call for turn.
They came and protected. Me
Steve calls for social
justifiable in the wake of the
George Floyd killing.
But since then- and you saw this
with your own two eyes- you feel
that Antifa has infiltrated this
movement and you see the
coordination and you see that
these are anarchists and they
are not. They are using using Thi
moment and this movement to do
what they do.
I wouldnt call them
anarchists.
I would call them terrorists
thats exactly what they do.
They have infiltrated black
lives mattered. Antifa woman that
followed me that showed me. The
video all day long was in a
black lives matter, t shirt,
black lives matter, face mask and
hoodie, with Antifa pin on her
sweatshirt and radio in hand.
If that isnt a coordinated
effort, and if those people
arent infiltrated involved,
CO opted this moment, then I
dont know what else to say:
Steve there you go.
The president has sent some
federal officers into your town
to protect the assets there.
You know every morning we wake
up and we show these images of
the protests, and you know, tear
gas and stuff like that.
Have you thought about moving
out of Portland?
This is my city
I was raised here.
I will not let a bunch of
terrorist thugs run me out of my
city.
I completely understand you
tried to make a statement last
week with the american flag and
the baseball bat and Antifa
what a story you have got.
Gabriel, Johnson, a retired
marine, thank you for your
service and thanks for getting.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-29.