Thursday, July 23, 2020

Federal Agents Tear-Gas Portland Mayor; Mayor Was Guarding Courthouse during Protests

The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by the U.S. government last night as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during a night of protests against the presence of federal agents sent by President Trump to quell unrest in the city, the Newser website reports today (July 23, 2020). 

Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, said it was the first time he had been gassed.

Around Wheeler, the protests raged with demonstrators lighting a large fire near the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse. 

The mayor has opposed federal agents' presence in Oregon's largest city. 


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