Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is due to quit his job after his department deployed illegal crowds to stem protests in Portland, Oregon, retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore.
“The police do not do this. Look at this, what kind of shit is this? Honore told MSNBC on Tuesday. She was responding to images of federal agents attacking a man on the street. He added that Wolf needs “to be expelled from Washington. He has no business run by National Security.”
His comments came amid a vigorous debate over how authorities should deal with protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Critics have alleged that DHS abused its power by using agents who used unmarked vehicles and did not identify themselves.
“They are acting like an uncontrolled mob on the street with uniforms and badges that don’t show,” said Honore.
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Wolf has repeatedly rejected the idea that protesters in Portland were “peaceful.”
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan told Fox News on Saturday that the officers were identifiable and that the tactics employed by DHS were necessary to mitigate violence in the city.
“What is happening right now are absolute criminals. They are organizing, planning and coordinating voluntarily, preparing and bringing weapons to these areas with the intention of destroying federal property and damaging federal agents and officials. That is criminal and that cannot be justified. , ” he said.
But according to Honore, DHS was inappropriately wearing military uniforms given the context.
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“That uniform represents the fabric of our nation, for people who do not do overtime, who serve worldwide under the direction of the national command authority, and should not be used as an instrument of repression of protest … That uniform is designed to fit on the ground, not to make you look like a warrior, “he said.
He speculated that “they are wearing these uniforms based on intimidation, to look like warriors.”
“The real soldiers just don’t go up to the people and start beating them. The real police don’t do that. The police have the authority to stop him, and then someone else will decide whether to charge him or go to jail for any offense. could have raped, “he added.
