The Trump administration is reportedly sending DHS law enforcement teams to Seattle in anticipation of riots like we are seeing in Portland:
SCOOP: The Trump administration continues its deployment of tactical federal agents, sending a Special Response Team from Customs and Border Protection to Seattle. This team is similar to the BORTAC team present in Portland. Story TK @nytimes.
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) July 23, 2020
Here’s more from the Daily Beast:
The Trump administration will send a tactical federal unit to Seattle in response to ongoing protests in the city, the New York Times reports. The unit will be similar to the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, currently stationed in Portland, that has been met with harsh criticism over reports of aggressive tactics.
“[The Federal Protective Service] routinely requests mutual assistance from other law enforcement agencies when there are threats to federal properties. The [Customs and Border Patrol] team will be on standby in the area, should they be required,” a statement from FPS said.
Remember this is reporting from the New York Times, so realize this may actually not be true at all. We’ll let you know if we hear otherwise, but for now I’d be quite happy if this were the case.
In related news, Trump may be sending the National Guard to Portland…
New: A federal-level source tells @OANN the Trump Administration is considering activating an Oregon National Guard unit to provide security to the Portland federal courthouse under the unlawful obstructions and assemblages exemption of the PCA
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 24, 2020
After what we’ve been watching there this week, I truly hope this is the case.