President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of US troops to “war ravaged” Portland, Oregon, authorising use of “full force” if necessary.
“I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”
After Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Memphis, Portland would be the fourth city where the president has deployed troops on US soil.
Portland’s mayor Keith Wilson, a Democrat, had previously pushed back on Trump’s plans to deploy troops.
“I have not asked for – and do not need – federal intervention,” he said earlier this month.
Trump’s Saturday morning post does not specify whether he intends to activate national guard or regular US military.
