Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is entering the protest crowd right now. People are already confronting him.pic.twitter.com/H7uJSGYlma
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In a "listening session" in the middle of the crowd, Wheeler says he is doing everything possible to get federal officers out of Portland.pic.twitter.com/kiT2hpaev7
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People in the protest crowd react to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler saying he won't commit to abolishing the police.pic.twitter.com/R0bwOjaG5B
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As he speaks, protesters have projected a list of demands on the building behind him.pic.twitter.com/qqOXG0aKjr
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I have to pause and give a shout out to the sign language interpreter working to capture this moment behind the mayor.pic.twitter.com/zwICEy6nip
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Wheeler, who is also police commissioner, says he takes responsibility for the actions of police officers and wants to harness the anger of protests to work together to make change.pic.twitter.com/PDEz1qy4P1
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has now moved to the steps of the Justice Center to address a crowd of thousands.pic.twitter.com/FmpNgVvuRP
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Wheeler begins to speak. Boos and then cheers when he says he demands the feds leave.pic.twitter.com/K79KI6v0wP
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Wheeler is still in the middle of the crowd talking to people.pic.twitter.com/P6fVGv2jMk
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Meanwhile, protesters down the street have started shooting fireworks at the federal courthouse.pic.twitter.com/XVmfVI1ty5
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Protesters called on Wheeler to join the front lines at the federal courthouse. He is now going there.pic.twitter.com/f1d8laLY3l
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Someone threw a can at him, and people are chanting "Fuck Ted Wheeler," but he has joined the front linespic.twitter.com/JW0qWka2mX
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says the tear gas stings. Says egregious overreaction from feds. Calls it urban warfare.pic.twitter.com/hrRICiNGHn
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Mayor Wheeler with eyes closed, coughing, suffering from the tear gas. "How does it feel, Teddy?" someone shouts.pic.twitter.com/4VPOKcOIII
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Incredible scene. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler overcome with another volley of federal tear gas.pic.twitter.com/6eAsJX1pSx
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