Ted Cruz Calls For Federal Investigation & Charges against Portland, OR Mayor

The Daily Sheeple – by Sean Walton

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called Sunday for a federal investigation and charges against Portland, Oregon, mayor Ted Wheeler after an attack on a conservative journalist by antifa activists during one of the city’s frequent protests.

“To federal law enforcement: investigate & bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered his police officers to let citizens be attacked by domestic terrorists,” Mr. Cruz tweeted.

His blast came after a widely publicized attack Saturday on Andy Ngo, a right-leaning Portland journalist who has run afoul of antifa, or “anti-fascist,” activists by regularly recording their protest activity.

Mr. Ngo was treated at the hospital for bloody cuts and bruises to his face and neck after being mobbed by black-masked activists who grabbed his GoPro and pelted him with milkshakes and projectiles as he tried to walk away, as shown on video of the episode.

The episode drew fresh attention to Mr. Wheeler’s hands-off attitude toward protesters, including the mayor’s defense last year of police who allowed activists to block traffic and harass drivers during a spontaneous protest, an incident caught on camera by Mr. Ngo.

Mr. Cruz wasn’t the only one frustrated by the out-of-control protest activity that has roiled Portland since the 2016 election.

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who like Mr. Ngo is openly gay, said he had asked the Justice Department to investigate the incident, tweeting, “This is outrageous. Where was Portland Mayor? @tedwheeler”

Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian called for impeaching Mr. Wheeler, saying he has allowed “street thugs to assault journalists, blockade hospitals, and pull pedestrians out of their cars.”

“His behavior is disgraceful and impeachment proceedings must begin immediately,” tweeted Mr. Boghossian.

Mr. Wheeler had no public comment Sunday on the melee, which saw hundreds of protesters take to the streets to counter a rally held by a few dozen right-wing activists with Proud Boys and Him Too. The counter-protest was organized by Portland Democratic Socialists of America and Rose City Antifa.

John Noonan, senior counselor for military and defense affairs for Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, said Mr. Wheeler’s streets are “straight out of Mad Max Thunderdome. This is a giant, glaring failure of leadership.”

Republican National Committeewoman for California Harmeet K. Dhillon tweeted Saturday that Mr. Ngo had been admitted to the hospital overnight with a “brain bleed,” adding “you sick ‘journalists’ and other hacks gloating about this should be ashamed.”

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Portland police said the protest resulted in “multiple assaults” and arrested three protesters. There were numerous reports of activists throwing milkshakes, which police said appeared to be mixed with a quick-drying cement substance.

The three arrested were Gage Halupowski, 23, who was charged with assault on an officer; James K Stocks, 21, charged with harassment; and Maria C. Dehart, 23, charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper tweeted afterward, “Antifa regularly attacks journalists; it’s reprehensible,” while CNN media analyst Brian Stelter tweeted, “Disturbing. Attacking a messenger shows weakness, not strength.”

“His critics say he was there to cause trouble. But that’s unacceptable,” Mr. Stelter said Sunday on “Reliable Sources.” “The idea that he would be attacked, that he would be bloodied in that way — unacceptable. Period.”

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3 thoughts on “Ted Cruz Calls For Federal Investigation & Charges against Portland, OR Mayor

  1. “U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, who like Mr. Ngo is openly gay,…”

    AHA!!!

    POS FAG needed his @ss beat for THAT ALONE.

    “CNN anchor Jake Tapper tweeted afterward, “Antifa regularly attacks journalists…”

    ‘Reporters’ (so-called) at CNN (or any OTHER MSM POS FAKE NEWS OUTLETS) are NOT journalists, @sswipe.

    That said, the scumbags POSING as ‘legitimate’ news reporters all need their @sses beat to within an inch of their lives… YOURS INCLUDED, MAGGOT, SO STFU!!!!!

    1. And YOU can STFU TOO, Cruz.

      Worry about TX… keep your faggot commie nose out of OR’s business, c%&ksucker!!!!!

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