Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told 'Bill Hemmer Reports' Wednesday that federal agents will not leave the city of Portland, Ore. until a federal courthouse that has been repeatedly attacked by rioters is 'safe and secure.'
" Wednesday that federal agents will not leave the city of Portland, Ore. until a federal courthouse that has been repeatedly attacked by rioters is "safe and secure."
"Over time," Wolf told Hemmer, "if the Oregon State Police and the plan that has been put in place is successful, and we can responsibly draw down law enforcement assets there, then we will."Portland has seen 62 consecutive nights of protests and demonstrations stemming from the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
The acting secretary added that he has only ever asked for "state or local law enforcement to step up and help us police around there [the courthouse] and to hold individuals accountable.
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