PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler had a strong message for President Donald Trump after a man was shot and killed in Portland amid clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and a pro-Trump caravan on Saturday.
‘Do you seriously wonder, Mr. President, why this is the first time in decades that America has seen this level of violence?’ Wheeler said at a news conference on Sunday. ‘It’s you who have created the hate and the division.’
The fatal shooting ended a day of clashes between a pro-Trump caravan and counterprotesters. On Sunday, Trump criticized the mayor and praised the caravan, calling its members ‘GREAT PATRIOTS’ on Twitter.
Wheeler lashed out at Trump for his rhetoric, saying the caravan was ‘supported and energized by the president himself.'”
-Yuliya Talmazan, “Portland mayor pushes back against Trump after shooting death,” nbcnews.com, Aug. 31, 2020