The president claims violence is up in 'Democrat-run' cities. 'They are liberally run, they are stupidly run,' he said in an interview.
. The ACLU has characterized the federal action in Portland as a constitutional crisis.
Chad Wolf has railed about “violent anarchists” in Portland, yet the concerns he lists on the DHS website consist mainly ofScreen Shot/DHS websiteMobilization of the squads is against the express wishes of local and state officials. As justification for their presence, federal authorities have cited a June 26Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has called the chilling federal troop crackdown “political theater” to provoke violence as part of a desperate reelection bid by Trump.
Federal police strike protester with baton, use pepper spray and tear gas outside courthouse in Portland
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