I didn't even know who Andy Ngo was until Bob brought him up a few days ago. Apparently, he was riding high on the wingnut welfare tour claiming he was a victim of Antifa and selling himself on Fox News and other conservative outlets as an anti-violence expert. Of course, the reason he was loved on Fox News was that he claimed that liberals were the ones committing violence and pretended like he didn't know of any rightwing violence. An undercover journalist exposed Mr. Ngo and Mr. Ngo has since lost his job.
Another person he includes in the “grifter” category: Andy Ngo, a conservative writer who’s built a Twitter persona around filming fights between antifa and right-wing extremists (that, and trying to convince people that hate crime allegations raised by LGBTQ+ Portlanders are simply “hoaxes”).
Ngo tags along with Patriot Prayer during demonstrations, hoping to catch footage of an altercation. Ben says Ngo doesn’t film Patriot Prayer protesters discussing strategies or motives. He only turns his camera on when members of antifa enter the scene.
“There’s an understanding,” he says, “that Patriot Prayer protects him and he protects them...
...As the group waits, they discuss their weaponry. A few men try to guess which way the wind's blowing to avoid getting "spray" in their eyes, presumably when they use it against members of antifa. Another man holds a thick wooden dowel, and practices swinging it like a baseball bat. A woman carries a red brick in her hand. Some don goggles, helmets, and tactical gloves.
"Who's texting Joey?" Someone asks when the group seems to be without a game plan. Another man says, “Tell Joey and them to hurry the fuck up.”
Ben captures someone telling a person on speakerphone, "There's going to be a huge fight," and gives them directions to Cider Riot.
Ngo doesn’t film any of the conversations, and smiles when the group cracks jokes.
“He overheard everything,” Ben recalls, “and said nothing.”
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