Stop Trump: Six U.S. Mayors Ask Congress
July 28, 2020
8:10 am
Six U.S. mayors on Monday called on Congress to halt President Donald Trumpβs deployment of federal forces to their cities.
According to them, the troops presence has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests spreading across the country.
Federal agents dispatched to Portland, Oregon, have drawn national attention for whisking away demonstrators in unmarked cars, beating a U.S. Navy veteran and tear-gassing activist mothers and the cityβs Democratic mayor.
The tactics, condemned by Democrats as federal overreach, have fueled a new wave of protests following demonstrations sparked by the death of George …
