Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) said President Donald Trump ordering the use of federal police officers in Portland, OR and threatening to do the same in other cities to quell the ongoing protests was akin to “pouring gasoline on a fire.”
Demonstrators in Portland took to the streets on the 55th night of protests in the city, attacking the federal courthouse yet again, vandalizing public and private property, and setting several fires throughout the city.
Former Vice President Joe Biden called violent anarchists attacking federal property in Portland, Oregon, “peaceful protesters” in a statement Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump for sending in federal law enforcement officers.
Chad Wolf, acting secretary of DHS, pushed back against what he called fake news about federal law enforcement efforts in riot-torn Portland.
As violent left-wing rioters continue to wreak havoc in Portland, Oregon, actress and left-wing operative Alyssa Milano is laying the blame squarely at the feet of law enforcement, claiming that police and federal agents brought in to quell the violence are in fact “terrorizing the community.”
A Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday that nearly 40 federal law enforcement officers sent to quell ongoing riots in the Democrat-controlled city of Portland had their personal information posted online.
Left-wing actor John Cusack unleashed a rant on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump of “gassing mothers” and “burning cities.” Cusack also asked if there needed to “massacres torture & mutilated corpses” before action is needed.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a prominent supporter of the “defund the police” movement, is introducing legislation that would require federal law enforcement officers to identify their agency, last name, and identification number while on duty.
Fired FBI director James Comey on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s crackdown on ongoing riots in the Democrat-controlled city of Portland, branding it “the stuff of American nightmares since 1776.”
Portland experienced another night of violence, looting, and widespread arson as demonstrators took to the streets, attempting to break into the federal courthouse and lighting several fires throughout the city, prompting a response from federal law enforcement.
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar criticized President Donald Trump for threatening to send unidentified federal officers to several U.S. cities like he did to quell protests in Portland.
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host and network legal analyst Sunny Hostin called President Donald Trump threatening to send ununiformed federal officers to several U.S. cities were the “actions of a dictator.”
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) joined the mayors of Atlanta, Chicago, D.C., Seattle, and Kansas City in demanding the expulsion of federal law enforcement from their cities and said President Donald Trump is “attacking progressive cities with a classic ‘divide and conquer’ tactics.”
Tuesday, while being interviewed by Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) explained how the “anarchists and insurrectionists” operating under the guise of protesters in Portland, OR were “little different” from the successionists that fired on Fort Sumter, SC in the prelude to the Civil War.
Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” network senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano criticized President Donald Trump for sending badgeless federal officers without the coordination of local authorities to quell protests in Portland.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan told Breitbart Texas that oft-called demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, are “criminals–not demonstrators.” His comments come after weeks of actions by Border Patrol agents assisting federal law enforcement in the protection of government buildings in Portland.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday spoke out against the Trump administration’s use of federal force against protesters in Portland, warning that U.S. citizens “cannot give up liberty for security.”
Monday on MSNBC, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said President Donald Trump sending federal agents to remove protesters in Portland is unconstitutional and escalating the violence.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib reacted angrily to Trump warning he may deploy “more federal law enforcement” to cities where protesters are wreaking havoc, proclaiming that they will “have to arrest” her first “if they think they’re going to illegally lay their hands” on her residents.
A retired U.S. Marine confronted protesters Sunday after he tried to decorate the fence around Portland’s federal courthouse with American flags.
A group called the Wall of Moms (WOM) linked arms and stood between protesters and federal law enforcement Sunday in Portland, Oregon.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Monday responded to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler demanding federal officers leave the city amid ongoing violent protests because they are “escalating the situation.”
Portland moms formed a “human shield” during Sunday night’s protests as demonstrators surrounded the courthouse, tore down the fence, and set fires while ignoring the calls to disperse.
Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) accused Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump of “doing everything they possibly can to impose Gestapo activities” in Portland to address the ongoing civil unrest.
The Portland Police Department declared a riot Saturday when protesters in the Oregon city broke into a building, set it on fire, and lit dumpster fires, according to Fox News.
Sunday on MSNBC, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said President Donald Trump using federal agents to remove protesters in Portland, OR is something that would happen in North Korea.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) called accusations federal police to remove protesters in his city “completely unconstitutional.”
DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf condemned the violence of mobs in Portland, Oregon for destroying property and posing a public safety threat.
Jakhary Jackson, a black Portland police officer, detailed his experience in responding to the violent protests that have rocked the city over the last several weeks, explaining that many of the protesters “don’t know what they’re saying” and are actively using “the same tactics that were used against my people.”
Federal law enforcement officers have moved to quell sustained Antifa violence in Portland, Oregon, and are reportedly detaining protesters in unmarked police vehicles.
A police officer in Portland, Oregon, highlighted the hypocrisy of Black Lives Matter protesters in an interview released Wednesday
Thursday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan addressed protesters in Portland, OR, setting up an “autonomous zone” akin to the now-disbanded Capitol Hill Occupied Protest in Seattle.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Bill Hemmer Reports,” Department of Justice Director of Communications and Public Affairs Kerri Kupec criticized Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for rejecting law enforcement help from the federal government and accused the mayor
A protester in Portland, Oregon, told a police officer she hopes someone “kills your whole fucking family” and that “someone burns down your precinct with all y’all inside.”
Businesses in downtown Portland, Oregon, have lost $23 million since violent protests have wracked the city, authorities say.
Demonstrators in Portland engaged in what was dubbed a “night of rage” to avenge the death of a Black Lives Matter protester who died over the weekend after a man drove his vehicle on a closed freeway, where a protest was taking place.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon on Tuesday unveiled federal charges against protesters who allegedly physically assaulted federal law enforcement and vandalized a federal courthouse during ongoing demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Police in Portland, Oregon, declared downtown protests as riots on the Fourth of July for the second time in less than 24 hours.
Violence erupted in Portland late Thursday into Friday morning as a “couple hundred” demonstrators gathered near the Justice Center for a protest that descended into a riot, as participants hurled commercial-grade fireworks, large rocks, and bottles at officers and launched mortars toward the federal courthouse.
Rioters set fire to the 120-year-old Thompson Elk Fountain located near a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday night.
