The protesters claimed that the bar condoned the meet-up of Trump supporters by allowing them to congregate inside. At one point, an employee of the bar asked the protesters to leave, but they refused, claiming the bar was "just throwing us outside with a bunch of Nazis."

The argument became so tense that police were called to calm the situation down, but nobody was arrested.

The owners of The Griffin issued a statement on Instagram denying that they supported or condoned the Proud Boys gathering, and would not have allowed them inside had they known they were coming.