President Donald Trump announced that he has directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect federal immigration facilities from "domestic terrorists," authorizing the use of "full force if necessary."
“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, 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. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary,” Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
