It turns out that among the hodge-podge of paramilitary-style officers wearing no name badges were many from the Department of Homeland Security, established after 9/11 primarily to deal with terrorism. More specifically, the officers were from the department's Customs and Border Protection agency, which is supposed"to safeguard America's borders" from dangerous people and materials.
The Philippines, for example, has just passed an anti-terror law that the UN's human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged President Rodrigo Duterte not to sign, saying it blurred"important distinctions between criticism, criminality and terrorism" and that it needed"safeguards to prevent this misuse against people engaged in peaceful criticism and advocacy." Police clash with protesters during a LGBTQ pride march in Manila, Philippines, on June 26, 2020.
Who choice to Destroy Public Buildings!
rhonda_harbison Who is paying for these mercenaries
fakenews
Indeed they are anarchists and terrorists. Get that into thick skull. They shud be suppressed by all means necessary. Hypocrites!
Terrorist groups are attacking our Police.
Don’t worry CNN followed up with their methodology for stopping rioting
As your so-called democracy fails and begins to crumble you have some interesting times in the offing. Enjoy.
I agree. That’s not protesting.
Trump calls protesters terrorists so he hired street thugs & calls them para-military and Federal Agents and other titles for this. secret police. THEY ARE NOT PARA-MILITARY NOR ARE THEY FEDERAL AGENTS THEY ARE THUGS PLAIN & SIMPLE SECRET POLICE!! not hardly.
So out of curiosity how many of you on here are from the actual affected areas?
What a terribly written headline, lies from start to finish which is not a surprise at all. How can any critical thinker take CNN serious?
Wrong.
Yes, families are rejecting divisive democrats for destroying our cities & culture with violence, destroying men with feminist misandry, destroying immigration & politics with sedition & treason, while millionaires Biden & Pelosi hide in their basements POTUS HouseDemocrats
utter nonsense
Trump has literally turned America to Afghanistan. Some legacy right.
Apparently Trump is bad for giving a message of unity or Economic plans, so sending troops to States that don't them seems something he can enjoy and try to make something good for himself.
A president invading his own, what was once considered as being the greatest country on earth. How pathetic can you get !
Land of the Restricted.. Home of the Extorted.. Let the SLAVERY bells ring... If the system was for the people the people would PROSPER MORE than the system. Yet who has the money and demands it by every action of life? Birth .. life .. and death all taxed 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🐑 🐑 🌎 🌎
Anyone that read this and believe it is a fool
Poor peaceful protesters
Is it common to catch and release terrorists without charges? Then this is a lie. They haven't arrested a single terrorist. Just kids with spray paint
Did you know, in every city where cops kill black folks, the mayor of that city is a Democrat? I have found more than 300 examples of black folks being killed by cops in Democrat controlled cities. PROTEST WITH MEANING - VOTE REPUBLICAN BECAUSE VOTING DEMOCRAT GETS YOU KILLED
Back off! If they want your help they'll ask! Keep forcing them & you're just losing more votes! They want someone to work with them,not someone who forces them into situations,with Fed troops, making things worse not better! Your infinite wisdom is extremely flawed! So no vote
What garbage journalism! Allowing rioters to burn down everything in site is not solution. This federal response is long overdue because of the political pandering of the left enabled and embolden by the media msnbc NBCNews You have blood on your hands!
CNN, we see through all your BS. It's really deep. Project much?
Why has this never happened before. Because we never had a forked up president like this. You get what you vote for.
CNN: The illusion of truth. Want to feel better? Turn OFF the media.
Don’t tell me sending his storm troopers into cities isn’t political!
Well,he does have dictatorial tendencies...
This is idiotic how do people not see commie scum pointing lasers at policemens eyes. Trump has saved lives with his “secret police” who are always marked if you ccn scum actually cared about facts and looked
I hope he and his party suffer the same fate they did when he sent troops to Mexico border, in the lead-up to the 2018 mid-terms: They got their ads whooped in the House!
CNN they are not his para military style unit. They are Federal police officers. If the criminals in Portland would stop riots, burning and looting. Everyone could go home.
CNN , promoting Racial divid and Marxism
If the rioters were peaceful...
Trump is sending Federal Agents in to protect Federal property and enforce the law because the locals are not doing this. Not hard to understand.
Do you people not see the businesses and homes and whole blocks that are being destroyed. Its being turned into a warzone and the people doing it have no intention of cleaning or fixing any of it. They should be ashamed. But they're not.
Turning out to be less of a 'surge'- just a tiny ripple.
He’s preparing his federal agents for the backlash when he rejects the voting results
You know the truth so stop lying!
They are terrorist
Dear CNN assholes; rioters are not protesters, they are rioters; if they want to destroy property then they should do so in another country that allows this kind of bullshit; your reporting is twisted, deviant, divisive; CNN seems to be dictatorial in it's presentation
As the “unmarked secret police” and provocateurs are imbedded in our cities. The federally inspired riots will continue as planned. Peakiy in mid to late October. Just in time for as “ in the name of law and order” curfew and martial law are declared & the election is postponed!!
Trump is a Nazi!
2/2. Terrorists are those who wish not to abide by laws and order but create chaos. Terrorists domestic or foreign should be addressed promptly with zero tolerance. If you consider these “protestors” anything less you are facilitating propaganda
only democratic run cities, its like saying im a cop but i only work certain crimes only
LIAR, LIAR 🙄🙄🙄 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲TRUMP 2020 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
No sane human is stupid enough to see what’s happening in these cities as peaceful. Tell the guard to go and tell them to use real bullets.
Protesters don't burn buildings down. Terrorists do.
If you can’t walk safely and comfortably down any street in America something is seriously wrong.
False
BLM is a terrorist organization and CNN is their number one partner
Typical media response until there home is threatened
President Trump doing his best to fight against ' Demon Posessed' Terrorists in the greater battle against ' Evil Power of Powers and Principalities' in Democrat Cities
Ok, so CNN characterizes rioting, looting, destroying property, violently attacking anybody they disagree with maiming police officers as just 'challenging' us. Ok Felisha FoxNews
If it walks like a duck....
No, he uses repressive tactics to stop domestic terrorism in places where the state or local government has failed to do so
It doesn't stop with the federal building. They will keep burning and looting.
THIS It’s so disengenious BY CNN,but we don’t expect different,The Feds have to protect federal buildings since the Dems from these cities are telling their police not to,& CNN reporting that Portland is like a Woodstock gathering is more of the same propaganda of the AntTrumpers
Oh Angela... these people are destroying public property. They do not have the right to do this. Local leaders have neutered the local law enforcement so you get federal law enforcement instead. Congrats!!!
Actually he is constitutionally mandated to protect the US citizens and federal property...less than 12% of the nazis in this country DO NOT get to make the rules as they burn down American cities.
Fact check: True
Imagine that, the China News Network posting fictional propaganda.
Rescuesfurbabys As usual Trump didn't think this through before acting. I'm guessing he'd be surprised to learn which cities are 'Democrat-run'. Three are Dallas, Austin & Houston. Is he going to send his 'troops' in? He's like an old GOP grandpa watching & believing Fox news & right-wing radio.
As the Dems lock us in our homes the Dem mayors and governors are allowing peaceful protesters to burn down our country. DemsAreDestroyingAmerica
This is a misleading article and title. Just as every other CNN, FOX News and main media piece is. Trump offered assistance to cities struggling to control the rampant violence related to the RIOTS at NIGHT. These agents are FBI, DIA, and HS forced that are already present daily.
Well done Trump! Hold those hooligans accountable.
Ridiclous.
Ffs they are Rioters trashing Cities for 'Whatever Causes' led by blm/Dem's..No secret that
Shows he is determine to clean up these dem city’s of violence rioter and criminal and protect the citizens
He is absolutely beside his mind.
Or stop destroying Americas cities or pay for your actions.
You mean to protect cities and businesses’ from looting and “peaceful protesters” who are lighting fires
😂CNN😂
Trump is calling protesters terrorists? More like the media is calling terrorists protesters.
Oh YES, we should believe you over our own lying 👀’s what’s happening in our streets is just “A Myth” 😂 give us a break with your BS
He is vile VOTE him out!!!
What I get from this news post by CNN is that they condone, support and encourage the rioting and destruction of our cities. Now I know for sure that CNN stands for communist Chinese News Network.
No you leftist would be satisfied just let the cities burn and the rioting and looting continue This will enable you to destroy the rule of law and let socialism take over and destroy America It’s not going to work Americans won’t let it happen It’s time to take the streets back
Aha! So, went back to the Oxford dictionary and found a new word of the day, Autocrat...Good for you, good for you...🤣
Where is the rest of the story on the street in Portland- CNN
LottieResister This is why every GOP has to be voted out with that wanna be dictator! voteBiden VoteTheGOPOut VotebyMail TrumpVirus 🖕🏻this whole administration !
Operation legion and diligent valor are two different things.
RoaAnne2 Would you let them burn CNN?
It’s called justice and protecting innocent civilians against domestic terrorists
You spelled 'willing to do the job protecting citizens and property that governors have abandoned to join the mob' wrong.
And yet, amazingly enough, a privilege explicitly allowed to a President. However, just for fun, why not do the flip side of this debate? Kinda like high school where you had both sides of an issue speak. You probably, however, were beating up kids for lunch $ vs thinking
Meanwhile,.Joe is out pandering to certain groups
CNN You are the biggest fake news ever! You manipulate the American and Canadian people with your fake news! I’ll tell you this CNN .....You never let the truth get in the way of a good lie!!!!Shame on you!
I say he just lets these people burn their city to the ground. See where that gets them.
~ is it january twentieth yet?
It shows that we should not stand for destruction of property. I am all for protest but destruction of property isn’t protest it is a riot. I am not for rioting.
Actually he's trying 2 protect Law abiding decent American Citizens , you know those people CNN & The CommunistDemocratParty Loathe. It's pretty sad that people can Riot, Loot, Burn buildings, beat people & even kill people & a So called NEWS Site Defends this type of Behavior
Umm he is willing to enforce the law, that's right CNN. Nice try though.
Quoting Ron White who famously said of Drunk in Public: I was drunk in a bar. You threw me into Public. Protesters were winding down so Trump throws in the boot-lickers and Threw them into Riots... HoldTrumpAccountable
Try interviewing people who live in those neighborhoods they are crying for LawAndOrder That's why Trump will win 2020.
We’re basically living through Nazi Germany again. I’ve already seen many shops and businesses mysteriously burned and destroyed.
the mental illness in this article is disturbing.
Even as an European I can see the protest aren't peaceful. So yes I'll approve this if it would happen in my own country.
This calls for strong voices in Congress to protect our citizens and our rights
He realizes that this pisses off everyone around the country even more, yes? (I mean it pisses off the *good* people, and we vote.)
Are we really ignoring the burning buildings, the people killed, the weapons and the downright barbaric behavior ?
Due to the exploitation of these 'officers' for domestic political purpose, the Dept. of Homeland Security should be dismantled.
Repressive tactics to keep you and your libertards from either allowing the destruction or actually destroying our country. Then quietly asking for money to rebuild....here's my answer
Lol, imagine if Lincoln did that?
if you want to see your cities destroyed, go with dems