For two weeks now, camouflaged officers in unmarked vans have been grabbing protesters off the streets in Portland, Oregon, and using excessive force against citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. A video captured a federal officer brutally shooting a peaceful protester in the head using impact munitions — causing skull fractures and severe injuries requiring urgent surgery.

These dangerous actions are designed to escalate the situation in Portland and around the country. Just today, Trump praised the actions of these officers and said he was considering dispatching similar forces to Baltimore and a handful of other American cities.

These are steps out of a dictators' handbook. We need to STOP TRUMP from using federal forces indiscriminately against American citizens wherever they live! I will be joining my Senate colleagues from Oregon to introduce legislation this week to do just that.

Add your name if you agree that Congress should freeze all funding for the Department of Homeland Security until the Trump administration removes their unmarked agents from American streets

Make no mistake. This is a calculated strategy. Trump is using this crisis to fan the flames of division in America.

None of us could have imagined we would find ourselves in this position in the United States of America. But here we are — facing this just 15 weeks before the November 3rd election. That’s why it’s so important that we take immediate action to stop Trump — and stop the escalation of violence and chaos that this aggressive federal action is intended to provoke.

Sign here to join me in demanding a freeze on all funding to the Department of Homeland Security until they remove their unmarked agents from the streets of Portland.

Chris