President Trump said Saturday that he was prepared to once again send in National Guard troops to cities if asked, following the 86th consecutive night of chaos in Portland, Oregon.
“Another bad night of Rioting in Portland, Oregon. A small number of Federal troops there to protect courthouse and other Federal property only (great job!),” Trump tweeted Saturday morning. “Wanting to be asked by City & State to STOP THE RIOTS. Would bring in National Guard, end problem immediately. ASK!”
Protests were so violent in downtown Portland last night that cops declared it a riot early Saturday.
The crowd of roughly 100 threw glass bottles, broke windows in patrol cars and pointed lasers outside a precinct Friday night before police decided to move in, The Associated Press reported.
Police also reported that balloons filled with feces were spotted being pelted at cars.
Officers used smoke to break up the group and detained several of the rioters, the AP reported, citing local news outlets and videos posted online. It wasn’t clear whether anyone was arrested.
On Friday, rioters threw rocks and glass bottles at federal agents outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that they had sprayed with graffiti, the AP reported.
The agents broke up the crowd with smoke or tear gas and used crowd control munitions. Three arrests were made.
The Link LonkAugust 23, 2020 at 01:11AM
https://nypost.com/2020/08/22/trump-offers-to-send-national-guard-to-portland-to-end-violence/
Trump offers to send National Guard to Portland to quell protest violence - New York Post
https://news.google.com/search?q=Send&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en
No comments:
Post a Comment