Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Ore., said the government’s actions were in violation of the law
That was the message Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Ore., had Sunday for President Donald Trump in discussing the Trump administration’s response to ongoing protests and unrest in the city, in particular, the presence of militarized federal forces deployed by the Department of Homeland Security."What they are doing is sharply escalating the situation. Their presence here is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism. And it's not helping the situation at all.
In recent days, federal forces have been detaining and arresting protesters, and reports indicate they have sometimes done so without identifying themselves and that they are using unmarked vehicles. Wheeler said the government’s actions were in violation of the law. The deployment of federal agents has fit with the president’s efforts to draw a contrast with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, whom Trump has said is not interested in law and order.
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