'A direct threat to our democracy': Portland mayor responds after Trump says city 'lost control'
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Source: NBC News
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said President Donald Trump doesn't have a clue about what's going on in his city, adding that the Trump administration's tactics in the area "are abhorrent."
"Well, the president has a complete misunderstanding of cause and effect," Wheeler said in responding to Trump's Sunday morning tweet about Portland. "What's happening here is, we have dozens, if not hundreds of federal troops descending upon our city. And what they're doing is, they are sharply escalating the situation."
"Their presence here is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism," he continued. "And it's not helping the situation at all. They're not wanted here. We haven't asked them here. In fact, we want them to leave."
The president earlier Sunday tweeted that his administration is "trying to help Portland, not hurt it."
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/direct-threat-our-democracy-portland-mayor-responds-after-trump-says-n1234314
I guess if things get too peaceful, Trump can just start directing his secret police to start doing snatch and grabs of American citizens to keep things escalated.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)You murderous scumbag.
Ford_Prefect
(7,927 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,888 posts)When will everyone, on BOTH sides wake up?????????????????
Regretfully, the point of no return may have passed a few years back...........
Grokenstein
(5,729 posts)Kaiserguy
(740 posts)Trump loves to cause harm!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,398 posts)elleng
(131,292 posts)hay rick
(7,653 posts)I don't believe he has enough forces at his disposal to harass, never mind occupy, multiple cities at once. I think he (they) want to provoke an outrage for propaganda purposes.
IronLionZion
(45,615 posts)TomCADem
(17,390 posts)...regarding their response to protests when Trump repeatedly demonizes protesters here, demands that force be used against them, and is now having federal agents snatch dissidents off the streets.
keithbvadu2
(37,011 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,011 posts)The only organized 'Antifa' seems to be Trump supporters showing up with their spray paint, Molotov cocktails, or guns, pretending to be protesters.
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