Antifa Controls Protests Because Politicians Won’t Use Police, National Police Association Says

Antifa—not the police—seems to be in charge at many American protests, according to National Police Association spokeswoman Betsy Smith.
Political radicals control the streets because politicians have told police to stand down, Smith said.
“What we’ve seen since 2014—and then being ramped up after 2020—is this unfortunate atmosphere where Antifa and Antifa-like groups seem to run the show at protests, depending on where you’re at. And law enforcement finds it incredibly frustrating,” she said.
This choice by local governments around the country has far-reaching consequences for freedom of speech, freedom to protest, and potential for violence, she said….}