The mayor of Portland, Oregon, promised to bring an end to the violence caused by “anarchists and Antifa radicals” following a New Year’s Eve riot in the city that’s been rocked for months by near-daily protests and riots.
“My good faith efforts at de-escalation have been met with ongoing violence and even scorn from radical Antifa and anarchists,” Ted Wheeler said during a press briefing on Jan. 1. “In response, it will be necessary to use additional tools and to push the limits of the tools we already have to bring the criminal destruction and violence to an end.”
