Mon 12 October 2020:
President Donald Trump sounded off about the event, where Protesters toppled two statues of former presidents, Sunday night in downtown Portland, which was declared by President Trump as a riot, in a series of tweets Monday morning.
Put these animals in jail, now. The Radical Left only knows how to take advantage of very dumb “leadership” fools. This is Biden! Law & Order! https://t.co/w0yH3SqnrB
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
Protesters toppled two statues of former presidents Sunday night in downtown Portland, drawing the ire of the current commander in chief and marking the latest such figures to be brought down amid demonstrations against racial injustice.
Taking advantage of fools. Law & Order! Portland, call in the Feds! https://t.co/rJl9IVxdMM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
The protesters felled statues of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They also shattered the entrance to the Oregon Historical Society, broke windows and destroyed a sign at the Portland State University Campus Public Safety office, smashed storefronts and caused other destruction.
Police were not visibly present while the statues fell but eventually flooded the area and arrested three people.
The statues were toppled during an event billed as an “Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage,” which came ahead of Monday’s federally observed holiday of Columbus Day.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said several windows were broken at the Historical Society and that at least three lit flares were thrown inside.
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