Portland's mayor was tear gassed by the U.S. government as he stood at a fence guarding the federal courthouse

Portland mayor tear gassed by federal agents

Federal officers use chemical irritants and crowd control munitions to disperse protesters outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., yesterday. Photo: Noah Berger/AP Portland's mayor was tear gassed by the U.S. government as he stood at a fence guarding the federal courthouse, during another night of protests against the presence of federal agents, AP's Gillian Flaccus reports. Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, said it was the first time he'd been gassed. Wheeler, 57, appeared slightly dazed, and coughed as he put on a pair of goggles someone handed him and drank water. Why it matters: President Trump is also sending federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, N.M., a move that’s deepening the country’s political divide. "You have radical-left Democrats running cities like Chicago," Trump said at his coronavirus briefing. "There’ll be a time when they’re going to want us to go in full blast, but right now we’re sending extra people to help. We’re arresting a lot of people that have been very bad."