The top official at the Department of Homeland Security said federal agents in Portland were operating within the law and targeting 'violent criminals' intent on destroying U.S. property that local authorities refused to protect.
An iconic image has emerged on Twitter since early Saturday morning in Portland, when a woman wearing nothing but a mask and cap strode toward federal agents as they fired tear gas at protesters — a surreal image of human vulnerability in the face of an overpowering force.
“The Trump administration is not interested in problem-solving,” she tweeted Tuesday. “The Trump administration is not interested in public safety. They are interested in political theater.” “The feds are proving our point for us,” said Alia Raven, an 18-year-old sorting first-aid supplies and pandemic masks near the barbecue. “We are out here protesting police brutality and promoting community self-care, and they use brutality to stop us.”
He said the day was typical, explaining that at 3:29 a.m., activists tore plywood off the front of the courthouse, smashed a window and tried to throw commercial-grade fireworks at federal agents inside. He said that officials in Portland have a history of refusing to defend federal property, including in 2018 when activists “laid siege” to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for 28 days.
Observing protests from an incident command center, agents have “narrowly targeted” each arrest based on specific violent conduct, he said.
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