Portland, Donald Trump and Oregon
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President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he had directed the Pentagon to send troops to “protect” Portland, Oregon, adding that he was authorizing “full force, if necessary.” “At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security,
Armed federal agents patrolled Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday and President Donald Trump called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon, a move strongly opposed by the governor that immediately prompted a lawsuit saying Trump overstepped his authority.
CNN data guru Harry Enten warned on Monday that President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon is a “political loser” for him.
President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Monday, where the two will discuss the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Portland is the latest American city where Trump said he’ll send the military. But his fixation on Oregon is different.
Portland’s police chief spoke on Monday afternoon about how the local law enforcement agency made two arrests during otherwise mostly peaceful protests on Sunday night outside of the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility after President Donald Trump announced federal troops would be arriving in the city.