President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for the Ryder Cup golf competition in New York, from the White House on Sept. 26, 2025. Madalina

Portland is the latest American city Trump said he’ll send the military to. But his fixation on Oregon is different.

“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,” Trump wrote on Trust Social.

President Donald Trump on Saturday authorized sending federal troops to protect “War ravaged Portland.” It was the latest in a string of comments from the president about threatening federal intervention and inaccurately characterizing what is happening in the city.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of War to use “full force” to secure the city of Portland, Oregon.

Mayor Keith Wilson opposes President Donald Trump's troop deployment to protect Portland's ICE facility amid ongoing protests and federal tensions.