Democrats Seek Limits on Police Use; Trump Says More to Come
- Legal basis for use of force never explained, Democrats say
- Trump says people on streets are ‘anarchists’ not protesters
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House Democrats moved to put limits on the use of federal police after their deployment against protesters in number of cities, while President Donald Trump hailed the forces for combating “anarchists.”
“More federal law enforcement, that I can tell you,” Trump said on Monday at the White House when asked about his response to recent unrest. “In Portland, they’ve done a fantastic job. They’ve been there three days. And they really have done a fantastic job in a short period of time.”