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Trump’s Portland crackdown keeps backfiring

On the same day the White House kept escalating its law-and-order messaging, big-city mayors and civil-liberties critics were openly organizing against the administration’s use of militarized federal agents in Portland.

Why it matters: Portland backlash

First recorded Jul 28, 2020·Meaningfully updated Jul 28, 2020

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Trump’s Portland crackdown keeps backfiring

On the same day the White House kept escalating its law-and-order messaging, big-city mayors and civil-liberties critics were openly organizing against the administration’s use of militarized federal agents in Portland.

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Trump’s Portland crackdown keeps backfiring

On the same day the White House kept escalating its law-and-order messaging, big-city mayors and civil-liberties critics were openly organizing against the administration’s use of militarized federal agents in Portland.

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