PORTLAND — The FBI says it’s helping the Portland Police Bureau in an investigation into a video posted on social media that includes a threat of violence against Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler if he does not resign.
An anonymous account posted the video on Twitter Wednesday evening, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. In it, an unidentified masked narrator speaking with an altered voice said they were speaking on behalf of a “the anarchist and anti-fascist community.”
The person said the mayor was “undeserving in his position” and called on viewers to fight the “city’s failed leadership.”
“Ted, if you ignore this message outright the destruction to your precious way of life is going to escalate,” the video’s narrator said. “Blood is already on your hands, Ted. Next time it may just be your own.”
