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The federal operation in Portland continued to draw fierce criticism as Trump and his advisers signaled they were willing to expand it to other cities. What was sold as a law-and-order push was increasingly being described by local officials, civil liberties groups, and even some Republicans as a politically driven escalation with no clear endpoint.
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The federal operation in Portland continued to draw fierce criticism as Trump and his advisers signaled they were willing to expand it to other cities. What was sold as a law-and-order push was increasingly being described by local officials, civil liberties groups, and even some Republicans as a politically driven escalation with no clear endpoint.
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The federal operation in Portland continued to draw fierce criticism as Trump and his advisers signaled they were willing to expand it to other cities. What was sold as a law-and-order push was increasingly being described by local officials, civil liberties groups, and even some Republicans as a politically driven escalation with no clear endpoint.
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