President Donald Trump () on Monday said he would send law enforcement to more U.S. cities, as a federal crackdown on anti-racism protests in Oregon with unmarked cars and unidentified forces angered people across the country. Trump, a Republican, cited New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore and Oakland, California, as places to send federal agents, noting the cities’ mayors were “liberal Democrats.” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot frequently blasts Trump on Twitter. Federal agents last week began cracking down on Portland protests against police brutality and systemic racism, using tear gas to defend federal buildings and taking some activists into custody without explanation. These are anarchists,” Trump said of federal agents sent to the historically liberal city to quell often unruly protests. “There is no place for federal troops or unidentified federal agents rounding people up at will,” tweeted U.S.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2020 20:48 UTC