President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday afternoon that Portland would have ‘burned to the ground’ a week ago if federal agents had not been sent in President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday afternoon that Portland would have ‘burned to the ground’ a week ago if federal agents had not been sent in and warned Oregon’s governor that … Read more
President Donald Trump is sending at least 100 additional federal agents into Portland following weeks of violent clashes between law enforcement and anti-racism protesters. The US Marshals Service decided last week to deploy 100 deputy marshals to fortify security outside the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in downtown Portland, according to an internal email obtained … Read more
President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 175 additional federal law enforcement officers into cities that have featured clashes between protesters and police. Trump confirmed the dispatch of federal police Monday as he defended the decision to deploy federal law enforcement inside Portland despite howls from local officials – while vowing to rein in … Read more
Portland is turned into a ‘war zone’ as stores are looted, anti-police protesters set a precinct on fire and cops use tear gas during violent night of demonstrations Protesters attempt to create an ‘autonomous zone’ outside the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct Thursday night Cops used tear gas to disperse protesters in the early hours of … Read more
A statue of Thomas Jefferson outside an Oregon high school named for him was toppled over by a group of protesters during a demonstration this weekend. On Sunday, a crowd of protesters gathered outside of Jefferson High School in Portland ahead of a march organized over the death of George Floyd. As the crowd of … Read more