Protests live updates: Trump threatens to send National Guard to Portland
Protests live updates: Trump threatens to send National Guard to Portland
By Mark Berman, Abigail Hauslohner, Jessica Wolfrom and Alex Horton
July 29, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. PDT
As the United States continues to grapple with a reckoning spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, New York City police are facing new questions, and activists nationwide are highlighting a spate of vehicle attacks on marchers.
Here are some significant developments:
- President Trump threatened to mobilize the National Guard in response to unrest in Portland “if they don’t solve that problem locally very soon.”
- The governor of Oregon and the Trump administration announced an agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions outside the federal courthouse in Portland, where federal agents have repeatedly clashed with demonstrators during nightly unrest.
- The New York Police Department is facing questions about a viral video showing officers pulling a protester into a vehicle.
- After a wave of vehicle attacks on protesters, activists are pushing authorities to do more.
- Militia-type groups are mobilizing in local politics and pushing back against stay-at-home orders and protests alike.
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