What Happened in Portland Over the Weekend | NowThis

This pro-Trump caravan rolled into Portland firing chemical spray and paintballs at racial justice protesters — and Pres. Trump cheered them on.

Portland protests: will Trump actually pull federal agents from the city?

Federal agents accused of behaving like an 'occupying army' are said to be pulling out of Portland, Oregon, in an embarrassing climbdown by the White House, but many protesters are sceptical over whether the agents will actually withdraw from the city.

The force, which have been dubbed by some as 'Donald Trump’s troops', were sent in by the president a month ago to end what he called 'anarchy' during Black Lives Matter protests sparked after the police killing of George Floyd.

The Guardian's Chris McGreal looks at what Trump was hoping to gain by sending paramilitaries into the city, if and how they will leave, and how their presence has fuelled anger among most residents

Portland protesters demand Homeland Security forces leave

Portland Protests: How Trump’s Crackdown Strengthened Demonstrations

President Trump’s deployment of federal agents is fueling the unrest in Portland, where protests have continued for over 50 consecutive days.

'Wall of Moms' protect Portland's BLM protesters

A group of hundreds of mothers have attended demonstrations and stood as a human barricade between Black Lives Matter protesters and federal officers in Portland after seeing videos circulated online of federal agents in camouflage snatching demonstrators off the streets.

The Portland protests have occurred every night in the nearly two months since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May, after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Outrage at Donald Trump deploying federal agents to end what he called 'anarchy' reinvigorated protests in Portland In July.

• I wanted to take action': behind the 'Wall of Moms' protecting Portland's protesters
• Portland clampdown: why are federal agents there and what are they doing?

Even Fox News Called Trump's Federal Crackdown Illegal

This Fox News legal analyst called Trump’s federal crackdown in Portland ‘unlawful,’ ‘unconstitutional,’ and ‘just plain wrong.'

Portland protester says he hid from federal officers in unmarked vans