Trump, Troops and Portland

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Trump Sends Troops to Portland, Authorizes ‘Full Force, If Necessary’
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.”

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Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland
'Full force, if necessary': Why President Trump is sending troops to Portland, Oregon
National Guard’s Portland deployment hits the late-night TV circuit
News of the National Guard’s upcoming Portland deployment has made its way into the late-night circuit — not without a fair share of jokes seemingly leaning into the city’s eccentric “Portlandia” rep...

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Pentagon deploys 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland order
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‘Stay out of Seattle’: WA leaders tell Trump troops aren’t needed
“We do not need the federal government bringing in armored vehicles, semiautomatic weapons, military personnel to make us ‘safer.’ There is not an insurrection here,” Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said ...

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Hundreds march in Portland denouncing Trump’s deployment of National Guard: 'This is what Oregon looks like'
Oregon Sues Trump for ‘Unlawful’ Troop Deployment: ‘Incompatible With Liberty and Democracy’
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Heaven or hell? President paints Portland as war-torn city, authorizes using full force against U.S. citizens

How you see Portland, Oregon, depends on who you listen to. The president wants Americans to believe that Portland is a war zone.

Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, authorizes ‘full force’

“President Trump has directed ‘all necessary Troops’ to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city,” Wilson said in a statement. “Our nation has a long memory for acts of oppression, and the president will not find lawlessness or violence here unless he plans to perpetrate it.”

Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement

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.
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