Editing Antifa (section)

===2017===

On the day Donald Trump was inaugurated into office, dozens of Antifa activists blocked pedestrians from attending the inauguration. They smashed in windows, and over 100 of them were arrested.<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/the-rise-of-the-violent-left/534192/ The Rise of the Violent Left], ''The Atlantic''</ref>

On February 3rd, 2017, when Donald Trump was recently elected. Milo Yiannopolous was invited to speak at the Berkeley University in Berkeley, California. However, Antifa arrived to shut it down. They torched cars, broke windows and doors, and wounded numerous people, a few noticeable victims of their actions were two females, one was bludgeoned over the head with flagpoles, and the other was pepper sprayed in the face wearing a "Make Bitcoin Great Again," hat. There was also graffiti spotted during the riots there that stated "Liberals get the bullet too".<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/us/what-is-antifa-trnd/index.html What is Antifa?], ''CNN''</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/28/black-clad-antifa-attack-right-wing-demonstrators-in-berkeley/ Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley], ''The Washington Post''</ref>

In March 2017 an anti-fascist activist pleaded guilty to plotting an acid attack on an inaugural ball for Trump supporters.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protester-pleads-guilty-to-conspiring-to-disrupt-deploraball-for-trump-supporters/2017/03/07/3f55f3da-0347-11e7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf_story.html Protestor pleads guilty to conspiring to disrupt 'DeploraBall' for Trump supporters], ''The Washington Post''</ref>

During a free speech rally, in Berkeley, Antifa showed up to try and shut it down. Claiming it was in the name of [[Hate Speech|hate speech]], most of them were armed with m-80s, and they threw them at the free speech side. Violence between the two sides resulted in 11 injuries and 20 people were arrested for felony assault.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/04/15/live-coverage-berkeley-protests Protests end with 20 arrests, 11 injuries], ''Berkeleyside''</ref> One of the Antifa members present, [[Eric Clanton]], hit one of the right-wing protestors with a bike lock, causing serious injury.<ref>[https://www.berkeleyside.org/2018/08/08/eric-clanton-takes-3-year-probation-deal-in-berkeley-rally-bike-lock-assault-case Eric Clanton takes 3-year probation deal in Berkeley rally bike lock assault case], ''Berkeleyside''</ref>

During the far-right [[Unite the Right rally]] in August 2017, Antifa protestors clashed with members of the [[White Power Movement]] and several people were injured. It was reported that they had used clubs and liquid dyes against alt-right protestors.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-alt-left-fact-check.html Trump Asks, ‘What About the Alt-Left?’ Here’s an Answer], ''The New York Times''</ref> This was followed by white supremacist [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] driving his car into a group of counter-protestors and killing Heather Heyer. During the rally, notorious white supremacist [[Richard Spencer]] was punched in the face by an Antifa protestor in a video which soon went viral.<ref>[http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14356306/richard-spencer-punch-internet-memes-alt-right Attack on Alt-Right leader has Internet asking: is it okay to punch a Nazi?], ''The New York Times''</ref>