Less Violence Occurs in Portland Overnight in Bid to Send Federal Officers Home

Less Violence Occurs in Portland Overnight in Bid to Send Federal Officers Home
A protester with a home-made gas mask chants toward the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

People gathering in Portland overnight committed less violence than normal in the first detente since May, just hours after President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard.

Little law enforcement presence was seen downtown as protesters listened to speeches and urged each other not to provoke a response from federal law enforcement. Both protesters and city and state officials are hoping the Trump administration draws down the number of officers.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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