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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Mackey

Trump falsely claims that national guard troops are ‘in place’ in Portland

Demonstrators protest against Ice in south Portland, Oregon.
Demonstrators protest against Ice in south Portland, Oregon. Photograph: John Rudoff/Reuters

Donald Trump once again shared misinformation about Portland, Oregon, on social media on Wednesday, when he announced that the national guard troops he called up in response to a small protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) office in the otherwise tranquil city are “now in place” and have begun restoring “LAW AND ORDER”.

However, Portland’s NBC News affiliate KGW reported 90 minutes after Trump’s social media post that no members of the guard were yet in place around the Ice field office where dozens of protesters have demonstrated against immigration sweeps since June.

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