NEW!6,405sharesPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler stood Wednesday among the front lines ofwhere he and hundreds of other people were tear gassed repeatedly by federal officers.Demonstrators have converged every night for eight weeks in downtown Portland to call for systemic reforms to the police bureau Wheeler oversees. The mayor’s appearance on Day 56 attracted attention and jeers from the crowd of more than 2,000 people.Wheeler pledged to stand beside protesters subjected to consistent force by federal law enforcement who have made the Portland protests a national storyline.The mayor told people...…NEW!6,405sharesPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler stood Wednesday among the front lines ofwhere he and hundreds of other people were tear gassed repeatedly by federal officers.Demonstrators have converged every night for eight weeks in downtown Portland to call for systemic reforms to the police bureau Wheeler oversees. The mayor’s appearance on Day 56 attracted attention and jeers from the crowd of more than 2,000 people.Wheeler pledged to stand beside protesters subjected to consistent force by federal law enforcement who have made the Portland protests a national storyline.The mayor told people...WW…