Trump sends troops to Portland
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“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 announced on Saturday that the next target of his administration's supposed crackdown on crime in big cities would be Portland, the largest city in the state of Oregon.
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