Black Lives Matter: Federal agents confront protesters in Portland

Portland's mayor has called federal officers sent in by Donald Trump an "occupying force".

Troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters at a courthouse on the 55th day of protests since the killing of George Floyd.

The US President described the protesters as "anarchists", pledging to send "a surge" of federal security forces to cities.

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