July 18, 2020 As city violence surges, liberal mayors engage in social media feuds with Trump officials As violence and unrest surge in major cities across the U.S., liberal mayors are taking a combative stance toward the Trump administration and offers of federal help -- engaging in sometimes-feisty social media feuds with officials.
July 18, 2020 Border chief fires back at Portland mayor, defends 'absolutely necessary' policing tactics Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan forcefully responded on Saturday to claims that his officers were concealing their identity and exacerbating the unrest taking place in Portland, Oregon.
July 18, 2020 US attorney calls for probe into federal crackdown on Portland riots; DHS chief promises ‘we will never surrender’ The U.S. Attorney for Oregon on Friday called for an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s conduct in cracking down on the riots that have plagued the city of Portland for weeks -- just as DHS chief Chad Wolf said his agency would ‘never surrender” to extremists.
July 17, 2020 Radio host bashes Portland protesters as 'a bunch of privileged White kids ... committing acts of violence' Seattle radio host Jason Rantz told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday that what he called the "total lawlessness" in Portland has nothing to do with the Black Lives Matter movement, but is an offshoot of "far-fringe progressive" ideology.
July 17, 2020 Portland mayor demands Trump keep federal agents 'in your own buildings, or have them leave our city' Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is demanding that President Trump remove federal agents deployed to the city amid criticisms of a heavy-handed response against protesters and journalists and reports that militarized law enforcement personnel have refused to identify themselves.
July 17, 2020 Portland protesters flood police precinct, chant about burning it down Hundreds of protesters took the street surrounding a Portland police precinct, blocking traffic and chanting about burning it down.
July 16, 2020 Wolf answers Portland mayor who told feds to 'stay inside' or 'leave' city: 'That's just not gonna happen' Acting Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf joined "Hannity" Thursday and expanded on his statement condemning what he described as a "siege" of Portland, Ore. by "lawless anarchists."
July 16, 2020 Portland cop slams hypocrisy of Black Lives Matter protesters for having fewer minorities than police Portland police officer Jakhary Jackson took Black Lives Matter protesters to task last week, calling them hypocritical for having fewer minorities in their “violent” crowd than the police officers they’re supposedly fighting against.
July 16, 2020 Jason Chaffetz: 'Disgusting' how liberal-run cities are handling protests against police ӣƵ contributor Jason Chaffetz told “Outnumbered Overtime” on Thursday that the way liberal cities are handling protests against police is “disgusting.”
July 16, 2020 Portland police close parks, remove barricades to avoid repeat of Seattle-style autonomous zone Portland police – gripped by violent demonstrations for weeks on end – quickly squashed protesters’ attempts to establish an autonomous zone liken to Seattle by clearing barricades off the streets and closing down a park across from a federal courthouse where tents began to be erected a night earlier.