PORTLAND, Ore. - President Trump on Monday suggested Oregon authorities call in the National Guard in response to sustained protests here, claiming state officials were "putting people's lives at risk" by failing to do so.
“Portland, which is out of control, should finally, after almost 3 months, bring in the National Guard,” Trump tweeted. “The Mayor and Governor are putting people’s lives at risk. They will be held responsible. The Guard is ready to act immediately. The Courthouse is secured by Homeland!”
Trump's renewed threat to send National Guard troops to Portland comes after several nights of isolated violence that have prompted riot declarations by police and the first deployment of tear gas by local law enforcement in over a month.
Trump has repeatedly clashed with Portland officials over their response to 74 straight nights of protests since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. The arrival of federal agents to protect a federal courthouse, whose tactics included detaining protesters in unmarked vehicles and deploying large amounts of tear gas, rejuvenated the protests around their 50th day.
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