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Someone posted up the thread that the feds are leaving Portland but I can't find that comment now, appears they won't be leaving. Here is latest from Chad Wolf (he is handsome!) Acting Director of DHS.

Day 56. Last night six DHS law enforcement officers were injured in Portland. To be clear, criminals assaulted FEDERAL officers on FEDERAL property…and the city of Portland did nothing. pic.twitter.com/lzPPBl060y— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 25, 2020

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.@NewsHour’s reckless and factually inaccurate headline perpetuates misinformation and endangers lives. It’s time for the media to report the facts on the ground. https://t.co/ZFqf3AeEAg— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 27, 2020

Hmmm…looks as though they changed it….

Correction: The headline for this story has been changed to accurately reflect the nature of protests and the government response, and to no longer reference a quoted portion of the interview that was cut from broadcast. PBS NewsHour Weekend regrets this error. ">

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:09 video of two officers, one limping:

Peaceful crowds don’t commit federal crimes. 20 injuries to federal officers in Portland this past weekend. pic.twitter.com/X4z0mQvuJd— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 28, 2020

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As I told the Governor yesterday, federal law enforcement will remain in Portland until the violent activity toward our federal facilities ends. We are not removing any law enforcement while our facilities and law enforcement remain under attack.— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 29, 2020

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.@POTUS made clear that this Administration is ready and willing to partner with state & local law enforcement to protect every American – and you see that commitment in Portland with this plan.— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 29, 2020

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.@DHSgov will not back down from our legal duty to protect federal law enforcement officers and federal properties in the face of violent criminal behavior.— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 29, 2020

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The state of Oregon is finally agreeing to cooperate with our federal forces--exactly what we asked for since the nightly violence broke out two months ago.

We're glad Oregon is now correcting their months long error.— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) July 29, 2020

Easier to read statement, I wonder why jackalmaggot she-governor Brown knuckeled under.

Acting Secretary Wolf’s Statement on Oregon Agreeing to Cooperate in Quelling Portland Violence

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/07/29/acting-secretary-wolfs-statement-oregon-agreeing-cooperate-quelling-portland

Release Date: July 29, 2020
Federal law enforcement officers will continue their mission
Over the past 24 hours, Governor Brown and I have been in regular communication and have agreed to a joint plan to end the violent activity in Portland directed at federal properties and law enforcement officers. That plan includes a robust presence of Oregon State Police in downtown Portland. State and local law enforcement will begin securing properties and streets, especially those surrounding federal properties, that have been under nightly attack for the past two months. Oregon State Police will coordinate with Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers to ensure all federal facilities remain protected and secure.

This plan is possible due to the valiant efforts of the DHS law enforcement officers protecting federal property in Portland from violent activity for the past two months.

The Department will continue to maintain our current, augmented federal law enforcement personnel in Portland until we are assured that the Hatfield Federal Courthouse and other federal properties will no longer be attacked and that the seat of justice in Portland will remain secure. This has been our mission and objective since the violent, criminal activity began.

The Department will continue to re-evaluate our security posture in Portland, and should circumstances on the ground significantly improve due to the influx of state and local law enforcement, we anticipate the ability to change our force posture, as we do everyday at our other 9,000 federal properties we protect across the country.

President Trump and this Administration have been consistent in our message throughout the violence in Portland: the violent criminal activity directed towards federal properties and law enforcement will not be tolerated, state and local leaders must step forward and police their communities, and the Department of Homeland Security will not back down from our legal duty to protect federal law enforcement officers and federal properties in the face of such criminal behavior.

President Trump has also made clear that this Administration is ready and willing to partner with state and local law enforcement to protect every American – and you see that commitment in Portland with this plan. The Department and this Administration will also continue to fulfill its solemn obligation to uphold federal law across the country.