(NPR) Trump Threatens Intervention After Portland Violence

Trump Threatens Intervention After Portland Violence








President Trump has threatened to intervene in what he called a "mess" in Portland after clashes between Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter demonstrators left a man dead.



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Trump Threatens Intervention After Portland Violence






"Portland is a mess, and it has been for many years," the president tweeted Monday. The city's mayor blamed Trump for the violence and for creating "hate and division."