From Mercury News: July 20, 2020 President Trump threatened Monday to send federal law enforcement into Oakland, but the latest in his long feud with Democratic-run cities and their leaders amounted to a “racist campaign tactic,” the city’s mayor said in a sharp response. The president on Monday said he could send federal agents to several cities across the country, including Oakland — which he called “a mess” — though it wasn’t immediately clear what his reasoning for sending such a response was. Federal police have been seen in Portland, Ore., clashing violently with protestors and, in some cases, whisking suspects away in unmarked vans. Oakland, a city long known for major protests both peaceful and chaotic, hasn’t seen sizable clashes between police and demonstrators in weeks. The president has asserted that politicians in traditionally blue regions are “afraid” of protestors, who Trump referred to as “anarchists” on Monday. The remarks seemed to further irritate Bay Area politicians and activists tired of the president’s rhetoric.

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