What's Really Going on in Portland, Explained

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🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Riots have been ongoing in Portland for 62 consecutive days. What’s really going on? Should federal forces withdraw? Why hasn't Portland law enforcement been able to get this situation under control? Is it correct to characterize the violence we have seen occurring in Portland as a “myth” as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler did this week? Lora Reis, a senior research fellow for homeland security at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

President Trump suggested in a tweet that America may want to consider postponing the election in November due to COVID-19.
Trump told reporters that federal law enforcement was not on the cusp of leaving Portland.
Herman Cain, who became well-known as a Republican candidate during the 2012 primary, has died.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, July 31st. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.0	And I'm Kate Trinko. Today, Rachel Bill Judas talks with Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow, Laura Reese, about the violent riots in Portland and what's actually going on.
0:21.0	Don't forget. If you're enjoying this podcast please be sure to
0:25.2	leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple podcast and encourage others to
0:29.6	subscribe. Now on to our top news. Bad news on the economic front,
0:35.0	according to an advance
0:40.0	on the economic front,
0:41.0	according to an advanced analysis from the Bureau of Economic
0:44.8	Analysis the US gross domestic product shrank at a shocking annualized rate of 32.9 percent the highest rate since the 1940s in the second quarter of 2020,
0:57.6	when the lockdowns and other COVID-19 effects were being felt.
1:02.8	On the White House website, the Council of Economic Advisors
1:06.8	wrote a post that stated there was hope for the rest of 2020,
1:11.7	writing, recent measures indicate that some economic activity has already
1:16.7	resumed, utilizing monthly retail sales and industrial production data, both important gauges of growth,
1:25.0	it is clear that the declines in March and April,
1:28.0	the most acute period of nationwide lockdowns,
1:31.0	were the motive force driving this historic contraction.
1:35.6	As the country reopened, both indicators experienced a rebound in May and June.
1:42.0	The forecast is for strong real GDP growth in the third quarter.
1:47.0	President Trump caused a stir in the media on Thursday when he suggested in a tweet that America may want to
1:54.8	consider postponing the election in November due to COVID-19.
1:59.7	Trump tweeted with Universal Mailin Voting voting, not absentee voting, which is good.
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