Oregon officials say the Trump administration's use of federal agents in the state are political theater meant to appeal to the president's political base.
the violent incidents on a small group of protesters with"criminal" tendencies, who are"motivated by an anarchistic ideology."joined forces
that the president of Portland's police union met with the acting DHS chief and federal officials on Thursday. In nearly seven weeks of nightly demonstrations, Portland police"have done many things right and they've done some things wrong as well," Wheeler said. But local law enforcement has clear policies and directives, complaint processes, independent accountability and a review system, he added.
Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer criticized the Trump administration for showing a"lack of respect" for Americans' dignity and First Amendment right to peaceful protest.peaceful protestors in Washington, D.C.," Pelosi and Blumenauer said."Now, videos show them kidnapping protestors in unmarked cars in Portland – all with the goal of inflaming tensions for their own gain.
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