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4.26pm BST
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed on a video from Portland showing a Navy veteran who was peacefully protesting being beaten by federal agents.
McEnany deflected by referring questions to the department of homeland security, but she said the White House “always encourage[s] the appropriate use of force.”
4.20pm BST
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is now holding a briefing, hours before Trump’s coronavirus briefing this evening.
McEnany opened the briefing by saying, “By any standard, the violence, chaos and anarchy in Portland are unacceptable.”
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