(Mason Trinca | New York Times file photo) Federal agents clash with protestors near the U.S. federal court building in Portland, Ore., July 22, 2020. "Trump is pretending that he is bringing law and order to chaotic streets, and now he has dispatched similar troops — what else can you call a militarized force like this but "troops"? — to Seattle, where that city's mayor has also said they are unwanted," writes New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.