Posted on 09/01/2020 7:49:18 AM PDT by jazusamo
Letter in article at link.
EXCLUSIVE -- Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has sent a letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, urging the Democrat to request federal assistance for his city after months of riots.
“I urge you to prioritize public safety and to request federal assistance to restore law and order in Portland,” Wolf wrote in the letter dated Aug. 31. “We are standing by to support Portland. At the same time, President Trump has made it abundantly clear that there will come a point when state and local officials fail to protect its citizens from violence, the federal government will have no choice but to protect our American citizens.”
Portland has seen over three months of nightly violent protests, including three recent killings, as pro-Trump groups and left-leaning protesters have fought in the streets.
According to DHS, as of July 31, local law enforcement has made 255 arrests and declared 23 riots and unlawful assemblies.
“Despite this,” Wolf told Wheeler, “you have stood by passively, arguing that the nightly violence 'will ultimately burn itself out.' The evidence demonstrates otherwise.”
Wolf’s letter seemed to serve as a direct response to Wheeler’s letter to President Trump dated Aug. 28 in which the mayor rejected any federal assistance.
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The issue is the DA.
If you let everyone go without bail, the same people hit the street every night. If you lock them up with high bail, eventually the activist’s money dries up.
Remove the DA.
Well now NOBODY wants Ted. His “constituents” defaced and all but burned down his condo tower, so they don’t like him. I’m sure the other condo residents aren’t enthused about his return. And his letter to President Trump, turning down his offer to help Portland, will insure he’s booted as a viable anything in the future for the dems as they do an about face on this whole riot issue. Gee Ted. What do you do now?
DA is only part of the problem; Ted Wheeler has told the police to stand down.
Oregon governor announced a surprise plan for dealing with the Portland riots yesterday; in fact, it was such a surprise that the local sheriff offices that were named to help didn’t even know about it! I wonder if the governor knew this letter was coming...
Wheeler as mayor of a city is like having a 3 year old flying a 747 full of passengers, nothing good can come of it.
Your lips to God’s ears.
Wheeler deserves to be tarred, feathered and and run out of the country.
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This what happens when you elect an agitated wimp to political office. This lowlife Wheeler is having orgasims watching the thugs do the violence he fantasizes about but is incapable for psychological reasons to perform himself. Then again the people of Portland have elected someone much like themselves. All of Portland and eastern Oregon is not worth the death of one Federal agent. Let the place rot and burn if there is no consensus on taking definitive action against the lunatics.
This is a stone cold lie. The Communists and anarchists have caused 100‰ of the violence.
You’re 100% correct.
IF you lock them with NO BAIL........
DHS needs to arrest mayor for sedition and insurrection and lock him up
I say cede Portland to the commies. Make it clear that inside of the city limits of Portland they can do as they will. Give people 24 hours to clear out. All we want is plenty of real-time footage of the ensuing chaos.
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