According to Central Television News, local time on 27th, Trump said at the request of the Minister of Homeland Security, has ordered the Minister of Defense to send the necessary troops to Portland to protect the country and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency facilities, and will authorize the use of all force when necessary. Oregon Governor Tina Kottke said that day that Trump sent troops to the city was an abuse of office, the Mayor of Portland also said no need for any intervention.
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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that at the request of Homeland Security Secretary Noam, he had instructed Defense Secretary Hegel to send all the necessary forces to the U.S. city of Portland to protect the “conflict-affected” Portland as well as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.
Earlier, Trump had signed an executive order on 22nd, classifying the “anti-fascist movement” as a domestic terrorist organization. U.S. White House documents described it as a “radical leftist terrorist organization inciting violence to overthrow the government”.
Previously, Trump had sent troops to Los Angeles and Washington, which encountered strong resistance. Trump has repeatedly threatened to send troops to Democratic cities such as Chicago to "fight crime".
According to Xinhua, in response to the statement of U.S. President Trump on the 27th announced that he will send troops to the city of Portland, Oregon, Oregon state governor Tina Kurtke said that the security situation in Portland, all normal, Trump sent troops to the city was abuse of office.
Kotke held a press conference on the same day, saying that he had had a "direct dialogue" with Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Noam. "I have made it very clear that the city of Portland and the state of Oregon believe in the rule of law and have the ability to handle the public safety needs in our own place. There is no insurgency here. There is no threat to national security," she said.
Kurtke said the state did not receive any information about the reasons or purposes of the military operation, and Trump did not provide a timetable for sending troops.
The mayor of Portland, Keith Wilson, said at a news conference that day: “We don’t need any intervention, this is not a military target.”
Trump announced on the 27th that he would send troops to the city of Portland, Oregon, in the northwest of the United States to counter "domestic terrorists".
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