Unmarked Federal Troops Snatching Protesters Raise Local Alarm - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

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Nicolle Wallace reports on federal troops sent to Portland, Oregon, ostensibly to protect federal property, who are making arrests in unmarked uniforms using unmarked vehicles, and without approval from state and local authorities. Aired on 7/17/2020.




‘Terrifying For Citizens’: Oregon Gov. Reacts To Trump’s ‘Invasion’ Of Portland - All In - MSNBC

Gov. Brown: “This is absolutely unacceptable. This was purely a photo opportunity for political theater for the Trump administration. He is trying to distract. … They only want to escalate. They want to dominate the streets.” Aired on 7/17/2020.




Rep. Blumenauer: Presence Of Federal Agents In Portland Is A ‘Dramatic Overreaction’ - The Last Word - MSNBC

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) tells Ali Velshi unidentified federal agents in Portland, Ore. are using “Stormtrooper” tactics to quell protesters. He says the agents are “not here by our invitation,” and along with other members of the state’s congressional delegation, he has called for a federal investigation into their deployment. Aired on 7/17/2020.

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1. This also will make great ads against trump

And all republicans . trump also is using this as a distraction away from putin and his taxes , and service members having bounties on their heads and he does nothing against putin, and the virus is kicking trumps ass. As it gets closer for his taxes getting exposed this violence will only get worse from trump against us all. If trump gets away with doing this to people , he can do it anywhere for any reason HE wants.

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2. It was already unbelievable and now it's getting worse

If someone made a movie of a fictional POTUS doing what Trump has, it would have been laughed off as an unbelievable exaggeration. And I already thought that a couple of years ago, before the pandemic, the occupation of Portland, the bounty on our troops, and that's just what we're talking about this week...