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Trump, Portland Mayor Clash Hours After Fatal Shooting

Ken Bredemeier

   President Donald Trump exchanged barbs Sunday with the mayor of
   Portland, Oregon, less than 24 hours after a man was killed as Black
   Lives Matter protesters and Trump supporters clashed in the Pacific
   Northwest city's streets.

   At a press conference Sunday afternoon, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
   urged protesters not to turn violent or attempt retribution in the wake
   of Saturday night's shooting death.

   The president, apparently watching the broadcast, tweeted his
   criticism.

     Ted Wheeler, the wacky Radical Left Do Nothing Democrat Mayor of
     Portland, who has watched great death and destruction of his City
     during his tenure, thinks this lawless situation should go on
     forever. Wrong! Portland will never recover with a fool for a
     Mayor....
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]August 30, 2020

   After Trump called Wheeler, a Democrat, a "fool" and blamed him for the
   "great death and destruction" in the liberal city, Wheeler, who was
   visibly angry, addressed Trump through the TV cameras, calling his
   comments "classic Trump."

   "You've tried to divide us more than any other figure in modern history
   and now you want me to stop the violence that you helped create,"
   [2]Wheeler said to Trump. "What America needs is you to be stopped so
   we can come back together as one America."

   The mayor continued at length, bringing up everything from Trump's
   sexist comments about women to his "racist attacks on Black people."

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1300170576515026945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/08/portland-mayor-to-president-donald-trump-support-us-or-stay-the-hell-out-of-the-way.html

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