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Robert Mackey

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

An image of police standing with riot shields placed in front of them. The word
The image used by Oregon Republicans to show Portland ‘burning to the ground’ is actually from South America. Photograph: tirc83/Getty Images

Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California’s national guard on the streets of Portland, Oregon, late on Sunday, the state’s Republican party welcomed the planned deployment in celebratory posts on social media.

“President Trump on Sunday deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon after a judge ruled that the Oregon National Guard could not be deployed to keep federal facilities and personnel in Portland safe,” Oregon Republicans wrote on their official Facebook, Instagram and X accounts.

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