In the wake of the Saturday shooting in Portland, Oregon that left one man dead, the city’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, used a press conference addressing …
In the wake of the Saturday shooting in Portland, Oregon that left one man dead, the city’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, used a press conference addressing the incident to take aim at Donald Trump, Raw Story reported. “Yesterday’s event began with hundreds of cars filled with supporters of the president rallying and driving through downtown Portland,” Wheeler said before claiming that they were “supported and energized” by Trump. The mayor accused Trump of using his four years in office to level attacks on various demographics, including women, African Americans, and journalists. “We’ve heard you say that John McCain wasn’t a hero because he was a prisoner of war, and now you’re attacking Democratic mayors and the very institutions of democracy that have served this nation well since its founding.” According to Wheeler, the current civil unrest gripping the country is directly linked to the president’s rhetoric over the last four years.
