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Trump, the Anti-Libertarian
Portland and Trump’s freedom-hating agenda.
At the behest of President Trump, federal agents have been occupying Portland since at least June 27th.
The local government doesn’t want them. Both of the state’s senators don’t want them. The governor doesn’t want them.
And yet, here they are. Some federal agents are not identifiable, wearing only fatigues. Some are wearing Customs and Border Patrol insignia. (Portland is about 374 miles and 941 miles from the Canadian and Mexican border, respectively.)
Viral videos have shown these shadow forces pulling up to peaceful demonstrators and whisking them away in unmarked vans. No arrest warrants, no probable cause.
Ostensibly, the agents are there to “protect” federal land, such as the federal courthouse. But routinely these suspect arrests/kidnappings have occurred blocks from the courthouse on local Portland land, raising questions about the legality of the whole operation.
But rest assured, freedom loving Americans. Chad Wolf, acting secretary of DHS, claims that these agents “aren’t the Gestapo.”
“DHS Secretary Assuages Concerns About Protestor Abductions By Promising This Will All Feel Routine In A Month,” satirical outlet The Onion quipped.
