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Portland Protesters Left ‘Frustrated’ As Demonstrations Evaporate Following Fed Pullout

Emily Zanotti
Portland Protesters Left ‘Frustrated’ As Demonstrations Evaporate Following Fed Pullout
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Sunday night brought some of the most peaceful protests Portland, Oregon, has seen in more than two months, but while law enforcement officials were left hopeful that major riots are now behind them, Portland’s demonstrators are reportedly left “frustrated” with the smaller turnout.

The 67th day of demonstrations in Portland, most held outside of the city’s federal courthouse, drew just a few hundred protesters, according to Oregon Live, and few ran into trouble with local police — a far cry from just a week ago, when agents from an elite force of the Customs and Border Protection agency struggled to keep the unrest under control and preserve the courthouse from vandalism and arson.

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