Portland, Donald Trump
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Over the weekend, Trump took to social media to weigh in on “war ravaged” Portland and claimed that the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility was “under siege” while at the center of protests against the administration’s immigration agenda.
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.
Trump has previously described living here, in the nation’s 26th-most-populous city, as being like “living in hell.”
Portland is the latest American city where Trump said he’ll send the military. But his fixation on Oregon is different.
President’s threat to send in National Guard and use ‘full force’ against protesters is ‘wholly pretextual,’ officials argue
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 Trump has made Oregon’s largest city a frequent target of both his rhetoric and his policies. Many residents are rolling their eyes.