White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday that although other officials have requested the help of the federal police to deter violence, Portland, Oregon, is lagging in that regard.
“However, what we have seen in Portland is a mayor who is unwilling to admit that he lost control of his city,” McEnany told “Overtime Outnumbered.”
McEnany continued: “A mayor who says: I don’t need the help of federal law enforcement, while these rioters try to set fire to a courtroom, set fire to a police building, throw pig feet, attack officers and threaten the police. officers and citizens alike, “McEnany said.
TED CRUZ VIOLATED DEMOCRATS FOR ‘FACILITATING AND ENCOURAGING’ VIOLENT PROTESTS IN PORTLAND
Portland, Oregon city commissioner asked Mayor Ted Wheeler to hand over authority over the police department, accusing him of “endangering our community.”
In a series of statements and Twitter messages, City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty accused the Portland Police Office, which oversees Wheeler, of collaborating with the Federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in what she described as ” aggressive repression of peaceful protest. “
In a publication, Hardesty refers to federal officials as “the 45’s thug squad,” an apparent reference to President Trump, the nation’s 45th president.
Hardesty’s comments came Friday and Saturday, as Oregon’s largest city was in its second month of nighttime riots since George Floyd’s May 25 death in police custody in Minneapolis.
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McEnany said Kansas City has applied the “cooperative model” when working with the federal government.
“The Justice Department announced Operation Legend. That is named after the legend Tallipharoah, a 4-year-old boy who lost his life. They shot him in his sleep … The governor there was cooperative and said, “I need the help of the federal authorities,” and we’ve been there. The Justice Department has been there to help and assist. ATF and the FBI and other entities. That is the cooperative model. “
