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Presence of federal agents at Portland protests draws ire

Trump's deployment of federal agents to quell Portland protests draws local ire

Aired 07/20/2020

PBS News Hour

Presence of federal agents at Portland protests draws ire

Clip: 7/20/2020 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions

Trump's deployment of federal agents to quell Portland protests draws local ire

As U.S. protests continue over police violence and racism, some of them have been met with a federal response. One such place is Portland, Oregon -- where local officials believe the presence of federal agents is doing more harm than good. But President Trump has defended his decision to deploy them, calling the protesters, who have been mostly peaceful, “anarchists.” John Yang reports.

Aired 07/20/2020

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