‘Quintessentially Portland’: nude cyclists protest against national guard deployment

Riders wore nothing - or close to it - in hastily called event against Trump's attempts to mobilize the national guard

Protesters rallying against the Trump administration in Portland put the city's quirky and irreverent reputation on display on Sunday by pedaling through the streets wearing absolutely nothing - or close to it - in an emergency" edition of the annual World Naked Bike Ride.

Crowds that have gathered daily and nightly outside the immigration facility in Oregon's largest city in recent days have embraced the absurd, donning inflatable frog, unicorn, axolotl and banana costumes as they face off with federal law enforcement who often deploy teargas and pepper balls.