President Trump Plans To Send Law Enforcement To Cities With Mayors Who Are ‘Liberal Democrats’

Since the death of George Floyd in Minnesota in May 2020, the city of Portland has seen ongoing protests against police brutality, which have been tackled by controversial federal law enforcement efforts, which included unidentified officers in unmarked cars cracking down on the protests.

But President Donald Trump not only praised the manner the police handled the situation in Portland but has also announced that he will be sending law enforcement to more U.S. cities.

Trump, who had declared himself “president of law and order” in June 2020 after violent protests across the U.S. took place, had threatened to send the military into cities.

According to Trump, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland and California are cities with mayors who have identified das “liberal democrats” and thus need federal agents.

“We’re sending law enforcement,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We can’t let this happen to the cities.”

Trump has been criticized by members of Congress, State and local leaders in Oregon after videos of unidentified federal personnel arresting people and taking them away in black minivans surfaced. Federal agents had begun clamping down hard on the protesters in Portland, using tear gas to defend federal buildings and even arresting activists without an explanation.

“They grab a lot of people and jail the leaders. These are anarchists,” Trump said regarding the actions of the federal agents.

Many have even called out Trump to remove the Department of Homeland Security secret police forces from Portland, Oregon, including the city’s mayor, Ted Wheeler.

“Not only do I believe he is breaking the law, but he is also endangering the lives of Portlanders,” said Ted Wheeler tweeted. But with Trump’s support, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials has refused to apologize or change their methods of dealing with the protestors.

The Trump administration has been sued by the state of Oregon and the American Civil Liberties Union for unlawfully detaining Oregon residents, with U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky openly expressing his displeasure over the presence of “unidentified federal agents.”

“There is no place for federal troops or unidentified federal agents rounding people up at will,” he tweeted.