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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler: Head of Police Union Spread ‘Misinformation’ That I ‘Handcuffed Police’

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler held a press conference earlier today where he attempted to do damage control in the aftermath of violent attacks conducted by left-wing domestic terrorists in his city over a week ago.

During the press conference, Wheeler directed his ire toward police union president Daryl Turner over “misinformation” that he says he spread in a social media post.

“He crossed a line when he publicly stated in a Facebook message that I was not allowing the police to enforce the law, that gave license to people elsewhere, particularly in right-wing political circles, but, as I say, this became a global phenomenon,” Wheeler said.

“They came back to his message as the proof that I had in fact handcuffed the police during the June 29th demonstration,” he added.

Read the full story from Big League Politics


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