The deployment of federal agents to Portland by President Trump and his most recent announcement to send a 'surge' to other cities across the country has reignited protests against police brutality and racism.
As tear gas-tinged standoffs in downtown Portland between protesters and federal agents continued over the weekend, a string of
Seattle police, after declaring a riot, deployed tear gas and flash bangs, injuring journalists, lawyers and protesters, witnesses said. Police said that 45 people were arrested and 21 officers sustained minor injuries. The protests continued Sunday.Demonstrations also broke out in cities including Louisville, Ky., Chicago, Los Angeles, Richmond, Va., and Austin, Texas, where a protest took a fatal turn.
And in Baltimore, a police union building was spray-painted with anti-police messages late Saturday as dozens of people marched against racial injustice and in support of the Portland protesters.with tear gas and rubber bullets — are the latest incendiary strain on a country still shaken by the May death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and by generations of police brutality.
The White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, on Sunday echoed Trump’s insistence that a federal presence was needed to restore order in the city. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, pointed out on CNN’s “State of the Union” that her city, along with many others around the country, has long cooperated with federal agencies including the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration in addressing issues including violence.“I have drawn a very hard line — we will not allow federal troops in our city,” Lightfoot she said.
Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, said the Trump administration had failed to provide promised federal funding to Albuquerque for police and crime interventions, “so the timing of their efforts remains a bit suspect.”And she expressed outrage over Trump campaign ads incorrectly suggesting that Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, supported defunding the police.
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