Portland, Trump and Troops
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Portland, Oregon, was the site of violent riots in 2020 under the first Trump administration, and is set to see a new crime crackdown initiative as federal officials converge on the city.
Hegseth issued a memorandum, on Sunday, calling into federal service 200 members of the Oregon National Guard, against the wishes of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. Trump said that he was “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” in Portland. The Department of War would not say how they interpret that order.
In sending the National Guard to Portland, Ore., President Trump has launched a battle with a city he’s often demonized as being the seat of the far-left — a move likely to spur conflict as the
President Trump may be eyeing Portland, birth-place of the leftist group Antifa, as his first stop on his left-wing group crackdown. Trump on Monday signed an order designating the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic terrorist organization,
Trump ordered the Department of War to dispatch “all necessary” troops to Portland, Oregon, to secure the city and safeguard Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, he said
A recent terrorist organization designation isn’t keeping Democrats from standing to defend their militant base, as Sen. Chuck Schumer vowed in response to action in Portland, “… […]
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect federal immigration facilities against what he described as 'domestic terrorists.' This decision provoked controversy in the Democrat-led city,
Portland is the latest American city where Trump said he’ll send the military. But his fixation on Oregon is different.