Defense Secretary Mark Esper expressed concern within the administration about military-style uniforms being worn by federal law enforcement officers, according to chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman. Hoffman added, however, that the U.S. military has not been deployed to Portland to handle the recent protests in “in any manner.”
A reporter asked Hoffman at a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday whether the Pentagon was concerned about a “widespread perception” that the federal agents recently sent to Portland were from the U.S. military.
