{"id":232107,"date":"2021-03-16T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=232107"},"modified":"2021-03-16T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:31:24","slug":"mayor-wheeler-portland-is-sick-and-tired-of-nightly-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-wheeler-portland-is-sick-and-tired-of-nightly-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Wheeler: Portland is sick and tired of nightly violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayor-wheeler-portland-is-sick-and-tired-of-nightly-violence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=232107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2387695\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2387695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this Aug. 5, 2019, file photo, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler posed for a photo outside City Hall in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo\/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:25 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The mayor of Portland, who once defended violence in his city, is now changing his tune.<\/p>\n<p>At a virtual press conference on Monday, Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler said residents are sick and tired of the nightly violence by criminals operating under the guise of a noble cause.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler was referring to the recent destruction by 100 protestors in downtown Portland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2387696\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2387696\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2387696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1442.jpeg\" alt=\"This Friday, March 12, 2021, photo released by Portland Police Bureau shows numerous items left behind by people inside the perimeter of a march, including a crowbar, hammers, bear spray, slugging weapon with rocks, high impact slingshot, and knives, after they corralled a group of about 100 hundred protesters Friday night in Portland, Ore. On Saturday, March 13, 2021, police said officers surrounded protesters about 15 minutes after the march began in the city&#039;s Pearl District at 9 p.m. because some began smashing windows. (Portland Police Department via AP)\" width=\"717\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1442.jpeg 717w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1444.jpeg 345w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1446.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1448.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2387696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Friday, March 12, 2021, photo released by Portland Police Bureau shows numerous items left behind by people inside the perimeter of a march, including a crowbar, hammers, bear spray, slugging weapon with rocks, high impact slingshot, and knives, after they corralled a group of about 100 hundred protesters Friday night in Portland, Ore.&nbsp; (Portland Police Department via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said he fully supports the controversial kettling technique Portland police used in order to corral the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re aligning our resources, we\u2019re revising our tactics and we\u2019re fighting back with everything that we\u2019ve got,\u201d Wheeler stated.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler, who also serves as police commissioner, has come under fire in the past for criticizing how police handled the violence.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-schumer-on-n-y-gov-cuomo-he-should-step-down\/\">Sen. Schumer On N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: \u2018He Should Step Down\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 In this Aug. 5, 2019, file photo, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler posed for a photo outside City Hall in Portland, Ore. 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