The tactics, condemned by Democrats as federal overreach, have fueled a new wave of protests following demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.
Six US mayors on Monday called on Congress to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to their cities, saying their 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 unnmarked cars, beating a US Navy veteran and tear-gassing activist mothers and the city’s 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 Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Trump, a Republican, has pointed to national unrest, including the toppling of statues, as reasons for the federal deployments in a “law and order” campaign as he seeks re-election on Nov.
