Portland mayor: Time to ‘take our city back’ from violent protesters
Violence In America,Portland,Riots,Portland Protests
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he mayor of Portland, Ore. has asked for the public’s help putting an end to the violent protests that have ravaged his city since Black Lives Matter riots first erupted last spring.
“They want to burn, they want bash, they want to intimidate, they want to assault,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday, while announcing the city would extend its state of emergency through Monday.
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