Sunday, 03 January 2021_The Democratic mayor of Portland in the US state of Oregon has condemned "radical antifa and anarchists" after a night of protests in the city on New Year's Eve.
Ted Wheeler called for federal, state, county and local law enforcement "to convene to deal with anarchist violence as soon as possible,” at a press conference on New Year's Day.
“My good faith efforts at de-escalation have been met with ongoing violence and even scorn from radical antifa and anarchists,” he said. “In response, it will be necessary to use additional tools and to push the limits of the tools we already have to bring the criminal destruction and violence to an end.”
The mayor further suggested that those causing destruction must be "required to meet with those whose businesses they damaged."
“Why would a group of largely white, young and some middle-age men destroy the livelihood of others who are struggling to get by?”
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