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31 Aug 2020

Democrats and Republicans blame each other over Portland unrest

In the US, with an election looming, Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for violence in Portland, Oregon, at the weekend, when a right-wing activist was fatally shot.

Earlier, there had been angry clashes between visiting Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters.

President Trump says he still plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, tomorrow, where the city continues to grapple with racial unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, as Dani Isdale reports.

We also spoke to our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy.