Federal Agents In Portland Make The US Look 'Autocratic,' Says Charlie Sennott

Racial Injustice Portland — Federal officers begin dispersing a group of demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Monday, July 27, 2020, in Portland, Ore.

Hannah Uebele is a producer for Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and previously worked as associate producer for Boston Public Radio. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.S. in English and Environmental Studies. She's a proud Delawarean but has found herself saying "wicked" more and more often, so the Bostonian metamorphosis is well underway.Contact: hannah_uebele@wgbh.org

July 27, 2020

Updated August 07, 2023

WGBH News analyst Charlie Sennott told Boston Public Radio on Monday that the federal government's handling of protesters in Portland, Ore., has made the world view the U.S. as a place that is "limiting freedom of expression." "Our country, the United States of America, now suddenly looks on television like we are some autocratic government in the developing world where you have federal troops moving in against peaceful protesters," he said.

Charlie Sennott is a WGBH News Analyst and executive director of The GroundTruth Project.