CBS News has obtained a memo showing that the Trump administration is planning to send 175 federal officers to assist local police departments in Chicago.
President Trump on Monday said he is considering sending federal officers to cities other than Portland after they did a „great job“ there. Authorities from several federal agencies have been sent to Portland to quell protests around the federal courthouse, but the presence of federal officers led to violent clashes over the weekend, leading to Oregon officials asking them to leave the city.
Mr. Trump described Portland as being „out of control,“ describing the protesters as „anarchists.“
„They were for 51 days ripping down that city, looting it. The level of corruption and what’s going on there’s incredible. And the governor comes, ‚We don’t need any help,'“ Mr. Trump said.
CBS News has obtained a memo showing that the Trump administration is planning to send 175 federal officers to assist local police departments in Chicago, with Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Kansas City, Missouri, possibly next.
Chicago’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, told reporters she had „great concerns“ about the report, „particularly given the track record“ in Portland. „We don’t need federal agents, without any insignia, taking people off the street and holding them, I think, unlawfully. That’s not what we need,“ Lightfoot said.
Federal authorities have deployed tear gas on protesters for six straight nights, CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reported.
