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Progressives demand Portland’s mayor, police chief resign after fatal shooting
A number of progressive groups are calling for Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell to resign.
By
Andrew O’Reilly | Fox News
Former defense attorney Robert Schalk and Fox News legal analyst Mercedes Colwin join ‘America’s News HQ’ to discuss the continuing unrest and violence in Portland, Oregon.
A number of progressive groups in
Portland, Ore., are demanding the resignations of
Mayor Ted Wheeler and police Chief Chuck Lovell after the deadly shooting that occurred in the city over the weekend as skirmishes broke out between supporters of
President Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters.
The Oregon chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Oregon Justice Resource Center, the Portland Democratic Socialists of America NextUp Action Fund, Portland’s Resistance and Popular Mobilization PDX have all called for Wheeler’s resignation in a joint letter that said the mayor has “not protected or supported” the city’s residents.
“What took place last night was inevitable given Mayor Wheeler’s repeated failure,” the letter said,
according to the Oregonian. “He has not protected or supported Portlanders. We do not have confidence in his ability to course-correct. He must resign.”
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Bobbin Singh, the executive director of the Oregon Justice Resource Center, also called for the local leaders to resign. . . .
