Border Patrol Agents Shoot 2 in Oregon, and Trump Says, ‘I Don’t Need International Law’
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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Friday, January 9th. Here's what we're covering.
Earlier this afternoon, two people were shot and injured by federal agents in the Hazelwood neighborhood.
In Portland, Oregon yesterday, Border Patrol agents fired on a man and a woman during a traffic stop, just a day after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. A Homeland Security spokeswoman said the agent in Portland fired after the driver tried to run them over. The department made the same claim in Minneapolis, though video analysis by The Times appeared to contradict that. In Portland, the spokeswoman said Border Patrol was targeting an undocumented immigrant who was a member of the Trende Aragua gang.
There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.
Portland's mayor called it a sign that federal immigration efforts are out of control and demanded that ICE halt all operations in the city until a full investigation takes place.
Portland is not a training ground for militarized agents. We stand with Minneapolis. We stand with Chicago. We stand with L.A.
The Portland police chief said his officers only learned about the shooting when the injured man called 911. He had driven off, and paramedics reached the victims more than two miles from where the traffic stop happened. On emergency radio broadcasts, an EMT said that the woman in the car had a chest wound. The police chief said when his officers did get to the scene, the federal agents involved in the shooting were no longer there. Meanwhile, The Times has learned that several weeks ago, officials at ICE headquarters sent out a stark warning to its agents across the country. In an email, they were told about an increase in protests and threats against officers. And the email said that they should be, quote, prepared to take appropriate and decisive action should you be faced with an imminent threat.
It was signed by the head of enforcement and removal operations, who wrote, I have full faith and confidence that each of you possess the training and knowledge to exercise the appropriate response.
Do you see any checks on your power on the world stage? Is there anything that could stop you if you wanted?
Yeah, there's one thing, my own morality.
In an interview with The Times this week, President Trump laid out the most blunt articulation yet of his worldview, saying that he is the only check on his power as commander-in-chief when it comes to foreign affairs. He said, quote, I don't need international law.
We have to keep parts of the world safe that we feel responsible for.
What happened during the federal agents shooting in Portland?
NATO is not feared by Russia or China at all, not even a little bit. We're tremendously feared because of the fact that I built the military. If I didn't rebuild the military, we'd be just like them.
Trump asserted that he has complete freedom to use military, economic, or political power to secure American dominance around the world, brushing aside things like treaties. On topic after topic, while sitting down with Times reporters, Trump made clear that in his mind, previous presidents had been too cautious to use American force to its full potential. And he also made clear that he intentionally uses his reputation for unpredictability, as well as his willingness to quickly resort to military action, as a way of coercing other countries.
Meanwhile, make no mistake, bombing another nation's capital and removing their president is an act of war, plain and simple. No provision in the Constitution provides such power to the presidency.
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