Trump says federal officers in Portland have done a “great job,” and he is considering deploying them in other cities – By Caroline Linton (CBS News) / July 20 2020
President Trump on Monday said he is considering sending federal officers to cities other than Portland after they did a “great job” there. Authorities from several federal agencies have been sent to Portland to quell protests around the federal courthouse, but the presence of federal officers led to violent clashes over the weekend, leading to Oregon officials asking them to leave the city.
Mr. Trump described Portland as being “out of control,” describing the protesters as “anarchists.”
“They were for 51 days ripping down that city, looting it. The level of corruption and what’s going on there’s incredible. And the governor comes, ‘We don’t need any help,'” Mr. Trump said.
Federal agents disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. NOAH BERGER / AP
CBS News has obtained a memo showing that the Trump administration is planning to send 175 federal officers to assist local police departments in Chicago, with Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Kansas City, Missouri, possibly next.
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