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Savage texts between Trump and Oregon’s governor revealed after troops are ordered to Portland
But the president appears to be pressing ahead despite the state’s objections. Hegseth federalized Oregon National Guard troops Sunday and they are expected to be deployed to the city as soon as Thursday, according to Lt. Col. Stephen Momar, The Oregonian reports.
In recent days, Oregon officials have scrambled to respond to Trump’s authorization of federal troops, from marching in peaceful protests to filing a motion to block the deployment of 200 state National Guard troops to a federal immigration building in Portland.
Trump talked about his efforts to increase the use of U.S. military in American cities. Trump specifically said that Democratic-run cities, such as New York, Chicago and San Francisco, are in “bad shape,” and that he threatened to "straighten them out, one-by-one."
Jon Stewart was disturbed not just by President Donald Trump’s decision on Saturday to send federal troops into Portland, Oregon, but by his apparent reasons for doing so. Trump announced the decision on Truth Social,
Despite claims from President Donald Trump that the ICE facility has been under siege, police haven't reported much activity.
Enforcement of civil immigration laws by militarized forces has no legitimate role in our community,” their statement reads.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's move to send military forces into the Democratic-run city of Portland.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's bizarre impression that the city of Portland is a war zone that requires U.S. military occupation, and her frustrating efforts to dispel Trump of this wrongheaded notion.
President Donald Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon. He says he is “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”
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,