Trump wanted violence to put in his campaign commercials.
Trump said the Feds were in Portland to "protect" rather than "provoke." But the retreat of the Feds for two nights running, replaced by state police, resulted in peace breaking out. No rubber bullets, no injuries. Pretty clear who was provoking violence. https://t.co/tSrxvuClUh https://t.co/rNOcNc1qnu
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) August 1, 2020
Portland courthouse protests stay peaceful with feds gone https://t.co/wEphssXqqu
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 2, 2020
Calm returns to Portland as federal agents withdraw https://t.co/cLX03gAkLB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 1, 2020
Sad! 