Despite 47 consecutive nights of unrest, Portland Mayor declined help from the Acting DHS to quell protests. Mayor Ted Wheeler tweeted:
Today the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security asked to speak with me about demonstration activity in Portland. He expressed his concern about ongoing violence and asked how his agency can help.
I told the Acting Secretary that my biggest immediate concern is the violence federal officers brought to our streets in recent days, and the life-threatening tactics his agents use. We do not need or want their help.
I told the Acting Secretary that my biggest immediate concern is the violence federal officers brought to our streets in recent days, and the life-threatening tactics his agents use. We do not need or want their help.
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) July 14, 2020
Twitter users were quick to pounce.
Done Hynes wrote:
It’s a shame we can’t vote you out of office Mr. Wheeler. I don’t know a person who you represent that pays taxes and is a responsible citizen. Your agenda is not the Mayor of our City but the spokesman for those who would pull our City down and make our civitas a rubble.
It’s a shame we can’t vote you out of office Mr. Wheeler. I don’t know a person who you represent that pays taxes and is a responsible citizen. Your agenda is not the Mayor of our City but the spokesman for those who would pull our City down and make our civitas a rubble.
— Don Hynes (@donhynes) July 15, 2020
Annie Oakley wrote:
What about the life threatening tactics used by antifa against police officers and the people they protect? Any concern?
https://twitter.com/AnnieOa11193435/status/1283209926823645185?s=20
Just going to let your city burn at the hands of anarchists? That’s a bold strategy. Let’s see how it works out.
Just going to let your city burn at the hands of anarchists? That's a bold strategy. Let's see how it works out.
— Jack Cochran (@TheJackCochran) July 15, 2020
Here is some of the activity going on in Portland:
Portland Mayor tells federal authorities to clean up the graffiti left on the federal courthouse by antifa in his city. Meanwhile, Portland streets look like this: https://t.co/KeVwrugr4r pic.twitter.com/qjaRaYuWKB
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 15, 2020
Antifa in Portland set up walls and barriers in the street outside the federal courthouse to claim their own autonomous zone, calling it “CLAT” for “Chinook Land Autonomous Territory.” pic.twitter.com/ntQQPfCZAR
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 15, 2020
Here is the shocking video showing Jacob Michael Gaines prepping an overhead hammer strike on federal law enforcement at the courthouse during the antifa riot. pic.twitter.com/YXslTii2aE
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 14, 2020
Federal police use crowd control to clear antifa rioters from their street occupation dubbed the “CLAT.” The street was shut down for hours when antifa used stolen property to create walls around their space. pic.twitter.com/Yiex4Hi89r
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 15, 2020