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Joe Biden condemned violence in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, after one person was killed during a clash between opposing groups. The victim has been identified as Jay Bishop, an alleged supporter of right-wing group "Patriot Prayer." People have been in downtown Portland showing support for Black Lives Matter nearly every night for three months since the killing of George Floyd. On Saturday, Trump supporters rallied in the suburbs of Portland; according to Portland Police, some of them migrated downtown after the rally, where they clashed with the other group. “I condemn violence of every kind by anyone, whether on the left or the right," Biden said in a statement, before challenging President Donald Trump to do the same. “We must not become a country at war with ourselves,” Biden said. On Sunday morning, Trump called for "law and order," saying that the only way to stop violence in "Democrat-run cities" is through strength. Trump then went onto criticize Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for his handling of the protests. Wheeler responded by criticizing the president for "divisive" language and reiterated his condemnation of violence and support of police.

The killing was widely covered by outlets on all sides of the political spectrum. Coverage from the left tended to focus on Biden's condemnation of the violence; some left-rated voices also criticized Trump's "law and order" approach. Some voices from the right tended to highlight the shooting victim's right-wing beliefs as evidence of Antifa and other left-wing groups' intolerance.

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The man killed after Portland protesters clashed with Trump supporters was a backer of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, it was reported Sunday.

Joey Gibson, head of the Washington state group, also described the dead man as a “good friend,” the Associated Press reported.

An AP freelance photographer who was in the area where the shooting took place Saturday night said the man who was shot was wearing a Patriot Prayer hat.

The group has clashed with Portland Black Lives Matters protesters in the past.

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before.

After Trump called Wheeler, a Democrat, a “fool” and blamed him for allowing violence to proliferate in the liberal city, the visibly angry mayor lashed out at the president, addressing him in the first person through the TV cameras.

A night of deadly violence Saturday in Portland had America's two presidential candidates speaking out Sunday afternoon. And their remarks were about as different as their national conventions over the last two weeks.

The fact that there was another night of protests for Black Lives Matter (BLM) and for social justice in Portland isn't anything new, as Saturday marked the 94th-consecutive day since they began in late May. Saturday turned deadly as a group of Donald Trump supporters clashed in the streets with BLM supporters. One man was shot dead during the confrontations.