Patriot Prayer rally cancelled
A lone Trump supporter faced off with Spokane's socialists after Joey Gibson, the controversial head of the Patriot Prayer party, canceled a Sunday event.
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Joan Braune, center holds a sign in on front of City Hall on Sunday, April 15, 2018 during a counter-protest against Joey Gibson, the conservative firebrand from Vancouver, Washington, challenging U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell as a Republican. The Gibson event was canceled saying on social media that the reason was a family emergency. Steve Hoffman, another underdog Senate candidate from the Freedom Socialist Party, said he believed Gibson canceled because he was "spooked by all the opposition he's getting, and he's finding out that Spokane is not such a fertile recruiting ground for his far-right extremist views." Kathy Plonka/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
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Joey Gibson, the conservative firebrand from Vancouver, Washington, challenging U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell as a Republican, canceled a Sunday appearance in Spokane's Riverfront Park, saying on social media that the reason was a family emergency. Only one of Gibson's supporters -- William Huling, pictured -- showed up, as did several dozen members of Spokane-area socialist groups who had planned a counterprotest. Steve Hoffman, another underdog Senate candidate from the Freedom Socialist Party, said he believed Gibson canceled because he was "spooked by all the opposition he's getting, and he's finding out that Spokane is not such a fertile recruiting ground for his far-right extremist views." Kathy Plonka/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
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"I'm here as a witness in case anything happens," said Cam Zorrozua of the Center For Justice as she wears her "legal observer" hat during a Joey Gibson counter protest rally in Spokane on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Joey Gibson, the conservative firebrand from Vancouver, Washington, challenging U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell as a Republican, canceled a Sunday appearance in Spokane's Riverfront Park, saying on social media that the reason was a family emergency. Only one of Gibson's supporters showed up, as did several dozen members of Spokane-area socialist groups who had planned a counterprotest. Steve Hoffman, another underdog Senate candidate from the Freedom Socialist Party, said he believed Gibson canceled because he was "spooked by all the opposition he's getting, and he's finding out that Spokane is not such a fertile recruiting ground for his far-right extremist views." Kathy Plonka/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review