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Trump news at a glance: Trump orders deployment of national guard to ‘war ravaged’ Portland

Democratic Oregon Governor Tina Kotek speaks at a news conference in Portland on Saturday, 27 September, after Republican President Donald Trump said he would send troops to the city.
Democratic Oregon governor Tina Kotek speaks at a news conference in Portland on Saturday 27 September after Republican president Donald Trump said he would send troops to the city. Photograph: Claire Rush/AP

Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of the national guard to Portland, Oregon, authorizing “full force, if necessary”, ignoring calls from local and state officials who say the president has been misinformed about the scale of a protest outside a federal immigration office.

The president says that he has directed all necessary troops to be deployed to protect “war ravaged Portland”, claiming that immigration facilities were “under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists”.

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