OPINION — The threatened Trump administration introduction of uninvited federal law enforcement officers into cities across the United States may already be underway, but at the same time it has taken a very political tone.
Portland, Oregon’s demonstrations began May 28, after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and have continued ever since. They began as a public display against police brutality, which led to a change in police leadership, but the protests have continued on an almost nightly basis.
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