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July 23, 2020

Dems, media ramp up claim that Trump would use military to 'steal' 2020 election

Multiple Democratic lawmakers and members of the media have been pushing a claim that President Trump is using the deployment of federal agents in major cities to "steal" the upcoming election. 

July 23, 2020

Border chief 'not worried' amid federal probes into agents' conduct in Portland

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan told Fox News that he wasn't worried about investigations into the actions taken by his agents, whom he said acted appropriately while dealing with crowds in Portland.

July 23, 2020

Portland city commissioner walks back claim that cops, not protesters, are setting fires

The Portland city commissioner has walked back a claim that it was police, not protesters, who were responsible for fires during riots in the city -- apologizing after the Portland police challenged the claim.

July 23, 2020

Bongino rips coverage of Portland violence: 'The misinformation is stunning'

Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino said there is widespread misinformation about the entrance of federal law enforcement agents into Portland, Ore., to try to quell night after night of criminal behavior and violent protests.

July 23, 2020

DOJ inspector general announces probe into law enforcement activity in Portland, DC

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Thursday that he is opening an investigation into the DOJ law enforcement response to recent unrest in Portland and Washington D.C., after multiple calls for it to do so from lawmakers and officials.

July 23, 2020

Portland commissioner apologizes after claiming police 'saboteurs' were starting fires, infiltrating crowds

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty on Wednesday alleged that police “saboteurs” and “provocateurs” are the ones starting fires after infiltrating crowds of demonstrators who’ve dominated the streets for more than 50 consecutive nights – an unsubstantiated claim quickly shot down by the city’s police union before Hardesty later apologized.

July 23, 2020

Marine vet holds US flag high amid chaotic Portland protest, gets followed home by Antifa

Living only a block away from the epicenter of violence that has overtaken the city, Johnson marched into the chaos with his American flag in hand.

July 23, 2020

Ted Wheeler becomes latest liberal mayor spurned by protesters

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Wednesday was booed, heckled and called a “fascist” by rioters in the city as he tried to attend a “listening session” about ongoing unrest -- becoming the latest liberal mayor to be shunned by protesters with whom they had sought to show solidarity.

July 23, 2020

Tammy Bruce: Trump's Portland intervention decried by Dems who are enabling chaos

In today’s upside-down world, the federal government coming to the aid of a city under siege has enraged Democratic leadership.

July 23, 2020

Rep. Eric Swalwell: Trump improperly deploys fed law officers to cities as his political storm troopers

Our reality-TV president is staging political theater without regard to the Constitution or our laws.