The Showdown in Portland

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This episode contains strong language. Federal agents dressed in camouflage and tactical gear have taken to the streets of Portland, Ore., unleashing tear gas, bloodying protesters and pulling some people into unmarked vans. Today, we go behind protest lines to ask why militarized federal authorities are being deployed to an American city. Guests: Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The New York Times’s homeland security correspondent, and Mike Baker, a Pacific Northwest correspondent for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: The federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, after weeks of protests. But local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse, and a backlash has grown since the deployment began.Protesters have used everyday home items, including pool noodles, to try to fight the militarized force. This is what our reporter saw on the streets of Portland.

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0:26.0	This is Mike Baker, a correspondent for The New York Times, based in the Northwest.
0:37.2	It's 2am right now, I'm in downtown Portland watching through some clouds of tear gas.
0:43.7	There's a group of protesters right now.
0:57.8	I am watching here through clouds of tear gas.
1:03.8	A group of protesters moving down Main Street.
1:07.6	They've got their umbrellas out to protect themselves.
1:12.7	I just down the street.
1:13.7	There's a line of federal officers there.
1:17.8	They're firing tear gas down at the crowd.
1:23.8	The officers are standing in a long line down the city block protecting the federal cornhouse.
1:40.0	For The New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.
1:43.4	This is the Daily.
1:45.4	Today, inside the volatile situation in Portland, Oregon and why federal forces are being deployed
1:55.4	to American cities.
1:59.0	It's Thursday, July 23rd.
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