Before Trump’s order in the troops, the federal officers called Portland Protests `Low Energy ”

On September 27, President Trump described Portland, Oregon, as a city “ravaged by the war” which was “besieged by attack by Antifa” which protests against the ice raids.

But here is how the federal officers described the scene outside the immigration and customs building in southwest Portland on September 25: “Low Energy”. The next day: “low energy”.

Internal reports of the week before Mr. Trump ordered the Troops de Portland show that, on the whole, the officers observed demonstrations of civil disobedience, including demonstrators standing in front of the vehicles on the road, playing strong music and “turning a bird”, and an older woman using chalk to write on a wall.

They also described tense incidents, such as at least two confrontations between demonstrators and counterprotesters and a suspicious car who “embarrassed” the officers of the Ministry of Internal Security. But local officials said that the city was well equipped to manage the demonstrations and that an infusion of federal troops is not justified.

“We finally have a problem of perception against reality,” Caroline Turco, city lawyer on Friday, on Friday. “The president’s perception is that it is” the Second World War “. The reality is that it is a beautiful city and with a sophisticated font that can manage the situation. »»

City and state leaders said this week that demonstrations had become more intense since the president’s social media post on September 27, with more arrests and larger crowds than in the previous weeks.