U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will send troops to the northwestern city of Portland, Oregon, to counter "domestic terrorists," he said, adding that he has authorized the military to "use all force" when necessary.

Since Los Angeles and Washington, Trump has once again sent troops to cities ruled by the Democratic Party. In this regard, many Portland citizens are "full of question marks", saying that they have not seen any violence or emergencies. The governor of Oregon said it was an "abuse of power". The mayor of Portland said it was just a "grand show".

Governor accuses of ¡°abuse of power¡±

Trump said on social media that at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, he had "instructed the Secretary of War to send troops" to "protect war-torn Portland and Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that are being attacked by the 'anti-fascist movement' and other domestic terrorists."

Trump recently signed an executive order to classify the "Anti-Fascist Movement" as a domestic terrorist organization.Since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Trump has been stepping up his offensive against the "radical left", referring directly to the "Anti-Fascist Movement".

For Trump¡¯s latest order to send troops, the White House hasn¡¯t provided a timetable or details about which troops it will send.In addition, it¡¯s not clear what Trump¡¯s ¡°use of all force when necessary¡± means.

Oregon Governor Kurtke said on Monday that the local security situation in Portland is normal, the state itself can meet public security needs, and Trump's sending troops to Portland is an abuse of office.

She also urged the public to remain calm: ¡°Let¡¯s not hang on, let¡¯s not respond to what the president is trying to do.¡±

The mayor of Portland, Keith Wilson, said in a statement that he, like the mayor of other cities, did not request or need federal government intervention, saying Portland is a city "not a military target."

Citizens of Portland have also been ¡°full of questions¡± about Trump¡¯s decision.

The 72-year-old resident, Alan Schmittzler, asked, ¡°Where is the emergency?¡± and the 74-year-old John McNeil called Trump¡¯s statement ¡°absurd,¡± saying the city was not ¡°out of control.¡±

The data shows that the violent crime rate in Portland has declined in the first half of 2025. According to a mid-year report from the American Association of Metropolitan Police Chiefs, the number of homicides in Portland decreased 51% to 17 compared to the same time last year.

Why not go to Portland City?

Since the crime rate is not high, why does Trump keep his eye on the city of Portland? analytics believe that this is related to the symbolic significance of Portland.

First, the city of Portland is called the ¡°asylum city¡±, which means that the city of Portland opposes the deportation of illegal immigrants and is less likely to work with the federal government to enforce immigration laws.

Not only that, the Portland ICE facility has been at the center of local demonstrations this summer. Although the demonstrations are generally mild, this matter has received great attention from the White House. Trump said that many demonstrators "took a lot of money" to create chaos.

Secondly, the city of Portland is a ¡°neck in the eye¡± of many right-wing people.

In 2020, during Trump¡¯s first term, after African-American George Freud was ¡°knipped¡± by white police, the city of Portland launched a massive ¡°black people¡¯s lives are also their lives¡± protest.

At the time, Trump also sent more than 750 Homeland Security officials into the city of Portland without requesting support, which impressed many right-wing people, saying that the city of Portland was ¡°a miniature of no heaven and chaos.¡±

Third, the city of Portland is also closely linked to the ¡°anti-fascist movement.¡±

Recently, after Trump listed the "Anti-Fascist Movement" as a domestic terrorist organization, the White House has specifically highlighted its events related to the city of Portland. It is that the first group of groups under the banner of "Anti-Fascist Movement" activities were active in Portland.

But Portland is not alone. Earlier, Trump had sent troops to Los Angeles and Washington, which encountered strong resistance. In addition to these cities, Trump has also named Chicago, Los Angeles, new york, Baltimore and Oakland, which are ruled by the Democratic Party, as "problem cities" and threatened to send troops to them.

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Original title: "Use all force when necessary! Trump will send troops to Portland again, and the local residents are" full of question marks ""

Column editor: Yang Li Group Text editor: Yang Li Group Source: Xinhua Agency

Source: The Liberation Daily