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Mayor of Portland Tear-Gassed by Federal Agents

Ted Wheeler speaks to people in downtown Portland on July 22.
Photographer: Gillian Flaccus/AP

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By Associated Press

July 23, 2020 at 4:59 AM UTC

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July 23, 2020 at 7:12 PM UTC

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Portland, Ore. (AP) -- The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night of protests against the presence of federal police sent by President Donald Trump to quell the city's ongoing unrest.

Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, appeared slightly dazed and coughed and said Wednesday night it was the first time he’d been tear-gassed.