Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city The mayor of Portland is demanding that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets distant from federal property they were sent to protectPORTLAND, Ore. -- The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect. “Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said at a news conference. At least some of the federal officers belong to the Department of Homeland Security. On Thursday night, federal officers deployed tear gas and fired non-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters. “We do communicate with federal officers for the purpose of situational awareness and deconfliction," Lovell said.

Source: ABC News July 17, 2020 12:07 UTC