Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday at the downtown waterfront to protest President Donald Trump and federal overreach, hundreds of them wearing the inflatable animal costumes that have come to define Portland’s defiance of federal immigration officials.

Organizers with No Kings Portland and Indivisible said they expected at least as many as the 50,000 people who protested in June. The exact attendance this go-round wasn’t clear— The Oregonian said police estimated 40,000 people, but the bureau would not confirm that count to WW —but a march that doubled back on itself wound throughout downtown and over the Morrison Bridge.

“We are vibrant, colorful, kind and we are not taking the bait for those who wish to incite us to violence so they can have their little Fox News moment

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