Pulling back federal troops from Portland did not stop the riots

Epoch Times:
Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf wrote Monday that in the ten days since federal law enforcement officials were moved from their positions in Portland, police declared riots 12 times.

“It’s been 10 days since the agreement between DHS and Oregon. During that time, @PortlandPolice has declared riots or unlawful assemblies 12 times,” he wrote. “Rioting and arson are not actions of peaceful protesting.”
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On Monday night, at least nine people were arrested at a protest in Portland, and some officials accused them of attacking officers. They had gathered near the North Precinct building on Northeast Emerson Street on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Police said in a statement that “dangerous objects [were] launched at officers” before they declared an unlawful assembly.

At around 8 p.m., demonstrators started marching before “exercising their free speech rights,” police said, adding that they then started blocking traffic.

“With shields at the front of the march, the group proceeded west on Northeast Killingsworth Street, ending at Portland Police North Precinct at 449 NE Emerson Street,” said the office, which added that agitators have previously tried to “storm this building and burn it down with people still inside.”...
Antifa continues to act like a domestic terrorist organization and no longer has the excuse of opposing federal authorities defending the courthouse as the reason for its terrorism.  The Democrats are still defending this militant wing of their party.  They are the modern version of the Democrats KK used to terrorize political opponents.

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