US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have accused each other of being responsible for the surge in violence in the United States, after further violence during anti-racist protests and the death of a man this weekend in Portland .
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Security has become one of the axes of the campaign for the presidential election on November 3, Donald Trump setting himself up as a defender of law and order, while his opponent accuses him of fueling tensions.
The US president " recklessly encourages violence, " Joe Biden accused in a statement Sunday. " He may believe that tweeting about law and order makes him strong - but his inability to call on his supporters to stop looking for conflict shows how weak he is ." The Democratic candidate's campaign team said they would deliver a speech on Monday to answer what they presented as a question to voters in November: " Are you safe in Donald Trump's America?" ".
Saturday's shooting at a rally of the president's supporters in Portland, Oregon (northwest) follows a week of nationwide protests after an African-American, Jacob Blake, was seriously injured by police fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
" Incompetent, like sleeping Joe Biden "
Donald Trump responded on Sunday with dozens of tweets and retweets criticizing the action of the Democratic Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, and his refusal to call the National Guard. The Republican president more generally denounced what he considers to be the laxity of the cities managed by the Democrats in the face of delinquency and violence, the police being a local responsibility in the United States.
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" Wheeler is incompetent, as is the sleeping Joe Biden ," the White House tenant tweeted. “ This is not what our great country wants. They want safety and security, and do NOT want to dismantle our police! " Our great National Guard could solve these problems in less than an hour, " he said. In Portland, " they continue to refuse any form of government assistance to stop the acts of violence that have been taking place for nearly 90 days, " added US Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on the channel ABC.
The Democratic mayor of Portland accused Donald Trump on Sunday of attacking Democratic mayors after four years of racking up criticism of journalists and immigrants. “ Do you seriously ask yourself, Mr. President, why is this the first time in decades that America has experienced this level of violence? Wheeler said at a press conference. “ It was you who created hatred and division. On Sunday evening, around 100 anti-racist protesters gathered outside a police building in downtown Portland, waving signs and sometimes throwing projectiles.
