Portland mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone said during a debate Thursday night that the left-wing activist group antifa is “not anything more than an idea.”

“That’s what Vice President Biden explained to us. It’s people who oppose anti-fascism,” Iannarone said during a debate with incumbent Democrat Ted Wheeler when asked if she supports the group linked to violent protests across the country, most notably in Portland.

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