Sean Hannity defends unmarked federal officers detaining protesters in Portland, Oregon

Hannity: “Well that would be to protect the rest of the city”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published

Sean Hannity defends unmarked federal officers detaining people in Portland, Oregon

Sean Hannity from shoulders up, colorized gray with illustrated gray soundwaves and microphone icon

From the July 20, 2020, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show

SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Then, you have federal officers, you know, using tear gas in Portland, Oregon again. And it was like being quote "preyed upon" according to a Portland protester saying, "Federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them." Well that would be to protect the rest of the city.