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Portland police say Trump’s troop deployment inflamed protests

Cs news10 months ago07 mins

By Jack Queen and Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Portland police testified on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order to deploy National Guard troops in their city inflamed protests and increased violence, as a court held a trial over whether the troop deployment was legal. The Portland trial, before U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, will be the…

Trump wants to cut federal aid to Portland as his anger with protesters grows

Cs news11 months ago05 mins

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to review federal aid to Portland, Oregon, that can be cut as his anger with the city’s anti-government and anti-fascism protesters mounts, the White House said on Friday. “We will not fund states that allow anarchy,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She gave…