If your Ted Wheeler, the failed mayor of violent ANTIFA-run Portland, you should probably just sit quietly in the corner and let the Feds come in and do their job.
That’s what Ted should have done – but not what Ted did.
Instead, Ted tried blaming President Trump for his cities violence and mayhem.
This is downright laughable, especially after watching the communist terror group ANTIFA call the shots in the city – while beating innocent people, and destroying businesses – for years now.
The crime wave and violence increased since the Floyd riots and got so out of hand that President Trump sent the Feds in to clean up the streets and protect the federal monuments and it’s working like a charm.
The only people mad about it are Democrats and the commie terrorists.
So, when Wheeler tried blaming Trump for “increased violence” in his city during a press conference a local reporter who was on the call not only fact-checked Ted, she humiliated him too.
From The Blaze [2]
During a press conference with local media on Friday, Wheeler claimed that rhetoric from President Donald Trump and other top government officials, along with intervention from federal law enforcement officers, has enflamed violence in the City of Roses after, as the mayor claimed, local officials had quelled protesters.
“The feds came in, on the heels of some really inflammatory public messaging coming out of Washington, D.C., from the president directly, as well as the Department of Homeland Security, they blew the whole thing back up again,” Wheeler claimed.
“So, in one day, we saw the numbers escalate, we saw new people coming to Portland from out of state,” he added. “This whole situation is now blowing up as a result of the tactics being used by the federal government.”
But a reporter on the call pointed out that local officials have failed to stop the ongoing violence that has plagued Portland for nearly two months.
“The federal government says that they wouldn’t have had to into the city if city leaders had gotten a handle on the riots,” the reporter said. “You say that we can handle it better than the feds can, but we haven’t heard or seen a plan to stop the vandalism or the riots, even prior to the federal government, or federal officers, getting into town.”
You can watch the video below:
In a press conference today, Portland mayor @tedwheeler [3] blames @realDonaldTrump [4] & @DHSgov [5] for the antifa riots in Portland. A reporter then points out the riots were already happening for 5 straight weeks before DHS came. https://t.co/mapGK7zRGx [6] pic.twitter.com/rwIZobnYdV [7]
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) July 18, 2020 [8]
It’s as if Ted is competing in the “Worst Mayor Ever” Olympics. Sadly for Ted, de Blasio will be taking home the GOLD in that Olympics, but he’s definitely a contender to medal in Silver or Bronze.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on July 19, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [9] and is used by permission.