Trump presses 'Law and Order', calls Mayor 'fool' in aftermath of Portland shooting

After night of fatal shooting in US city of Portland, US President Donald Trump pressed for a “Law and Order” narrative to democrats. In  aftermath of a clash broke out between Black Lives Matter protesters and pro-Trump counter-protesters Trump launched verbal attacks on Joe Biden and Mayor of Portland about violence, unrest, and vandalism. Renewing his calls on deployment of National Guards in state, Trump said, Biden must be “weak on crime” because of Bernie Sanders radical left voters. He called Biden “a toast” and democratic states as "infested with crime and violence."

On August 29, violence in Portland escalated after a patron was shot and killed. A large caravan of President Donald Trump's supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed on streets. Almost 600 vehicles of protesters were confronted by counter-demonstrators in Downtown, that left area around 8:30 pm after gunshot sounds resonated, police reportedly said. While officers arrived at scene “within a minute,” man had succumbed.

An AP report cited its source on scene, confirming three rounds of gunshots, and police medics attending in short while to wounded man who later did t survive. incident occurred parallel to statewide demonstration in Kesha, Wisconsin as "tense moments” and unrest engulfed state. Earlier, two demonstrators were reportedly shot dead and many ors wounded at Kesha ‘Defund Police’ protests. 

Post incident, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engd in a real-time argument blaming each or for shooting and vandalism. While Ted Wheeler, Wisconsin Mayor held a press conference regarding  fatal shooting, Trump launched a flurry of tweets calling him "a democrat fool" that allowed violence to proliferate on streets. On-air live, and visibly angry, Mayor Wheeler lashed out on camera at Trump, saying, "That’s classic Trump. Mr. President, how can you think that a comment like that, if you’re watching this, is in any way helpful?

Wheeler was furr quoted by an AP report as saying, "It’s an aggressive stance, it is t collaborative. I certainly reached out, I believe in a collaborative manner, by saying earlier that you need to do your part and I need to do my part and n we both need to be held accountable". Moments later, police report confirmed that  Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson identified victim as Aaron “Jay” Danielson and said that  victim was a nice man and a “good friend". 

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Governer objects to Trump's visit

As per local media reports, as President Trump is set to visit agitated state of Wisconsin on September 1, goverr Tony Evers, in a letter objected to visit, saying, it will only “hinder our healing”. However, formal response in this regard has been documented by US broadcasters or White House yet. Democrat candidate Biden called out Trump, saying, he was “encouraging violence”. Furr accusing Trump of inciting unrest, Biden said "He may believe tweeting about law and order makes him strong – but his failure to call on his supporters to stop seeking conflict shows just how weak he is." 

[A man is treated after being shot in Portland, Ore. It wasn’t clear if fatal shooting late Saturday was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by counterdemonstrators in city’s downtown. AP Photo/Paula Bronstein]

[Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler calls for an end to violence in city during a news conference. Sean Meagher/ Oregonian via AP]

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