Six left-wing groups in Portland are demanding Mayor Ted Wheeler (D.) resign after a fatal shooting this weekend, saying the mayor has „fundamentally failed“ …
Six left-wing groups in Portland are demanding Mayor Ted Wheeler (D.) resign after a fatal shooting this weekend, saying the mayor has „fundamentally failed“ to keep the city safe. „What took place last night was inevitable given Mayor Wheeler’s repeated failure,“ the groups said in a joint statement released Sunday afternoon. „He has not protected or supported Portlanders. We do not have confidence in his ability to course-correct. He must resign.“ The groups—which include the Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Oregon Justice Resource Center, the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, Next Up Action Fund, Portland’s Resistance, and Popular Mobilization—released the statement just hours after Wheeler tried to pin the nightly outbursts of violence in his city on President Donald Trump, who he claims has created „hate and division.
