By Associated Press in Portland
the Guardian
July 23, 2020
The mayor of Portland has been teargassed by federal agents as he stood at a fence guarding a courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city.
Ted Wheeler, the Democratic mayor of the city in Oregon, said it was the first time he had been teargassed and appeared slightly dazed as he put on a pair of goggles someone had handed to him, coughed and drank water. He did not move from his position.
Around Wheeler the protest raged late on Wednesday, with protesters lighting a large fire in the space between the fence and the courthouse. Federal agents deployed teargas and stun grenades into the crowd. It was not immediately clear if the agents knew Wheeler was in the crowd when they used the teargas.