Biden accuses Trump of 'egregious tactics' in Portland protest crackdown

[JonLP24]

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of "egregious tactics" in cracking down on protests in Portland, Oregon, saying the response by federal agents was stoking divisions in the country.

Biden, who leads Republican President Donald Trump in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election, said in a statement that Homeland Security agents in Portland, some without any identifying markings, had been "brutally attacking peaceful protesters" and ranging far from federal property to detain people.

"We have a president who is determined to sow chaos and division. To make matters worse instead of better," Biden said, in his first public comments on the Portland unrest.

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Biden, who served as Democratic President Barack Obama's vice president, said officers had the right to protect federal property but could do it without "resorting to these egregious tactics — and without trying to stoke the fires of division in this country."

Reuters
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN24N01U

[captain queeg]

1. Donny won't understand, better stick with one and two syllable words unless they're one of a few

He throws around like beautiful and tremendous. He has good words, the best words. Just ask him

[highplainsdem]

3. Safe bet Trump doesn't know what "egregious" means, or how to pronounce it -- and if

we see it spelled correctly in any tweet under Trump's name, we can guarantee he didn't type it.

[AllyCat]

2. Good! Call this unamerican $hit out!

[Cha]

4. Thank you, Joe Biden, for telling it like it IS!