In Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler is addressing a new “autonomous zone” that has popped up in the city.
If you’ve been paying attention to Wheeler’s actions and inactions over the last several months, the tweet below might make you chuckle, or at least shake your head:
I am authorizing the Portland Police to use all lawful means to end the illegal occupation on North Mississippi Avenue and to hold those violating our community’s laws accountable. There will be no autonomous zone in Portland.
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) December 9, 2020
Wait, did he really just tweet that?
Ted Wheeler: “There will be no autonomous zone in Portland.” https://t.co/3i5LqJrRYG
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 9, 2020
Considering he’s one of the officials who emboldened the behavior most of the year, that’s just amazing.
Oh so now we don’t want to defund the police anymore. https://t.co/G2UobjzYs7
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 9, 2020
Guess not!
A little late, aren’t you, Ted. https://t.co/1BGQJzLt9p
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) December 9, 2020
Who are you and what did you do with the real Ted Wheeler? https://t.co/15nJKlfzPm
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) December 9, 2020
Trump should offer to help just to make his head explode… again.
Portland Police should all resign, en masse.
Let Ted handle it. https://t.co/cAuwYSTIL7
— tree hugging sister (@treehuggingsis) December 9, 2020
Looks like the police were ordered to stand down. No shields, no pepper spray, no batons… they weren’t there to evict, they were sent there to be in this photo-op.
— Blatant Sockpuppet (@BlatantSockPupt) December 9, 2020
Portland Police retreated both on foot and vehicle after responding to the antifa autonomous zone in north Portland yesterday. The street occupation has continued to grow in the hours since and more comrade reinforcements have come in to protect the zone. pic.twitter.com/GMCqFZ7QDf
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 9, 2020
Why can't patriots be this aggressive when police are coming for people's businesses
— McKayla J (@McKaylaRoseJ) December 9, 2020
By sure if you go out without your mouth mask the police will hit you and put in jail but if you destroy the country and shout out to a police nothing happens.
— Donde están los políticos honestos. (@hopeinVenezuela) December 9, 2020
Also, Wheeler’s promise of “no autonomous zones” in Portland doesn’t seem to be coming to fruition:
Portland Police retreated both on foot and vehicle after responding to the antifa autonomous zone in north Portland yesterday. The street occupation has continued to grow in the hours since and more comrade reinforcements have come in to protect the zone. pic.twitter.com/GMCqFZ7QDf
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 9, 2020
